The Indian Indigenous Art : From Conservation Pursuit to Contemporary Fineness
Tribal art is filled with history, culture, mythology, it is mostly story-telling that people have been doing through ages.
Tribal art is filled with history, culture, mythology, it is mostly story-telling that people have been doing through ages.
Co-authored by Genevieve Hilton and Steve Willis
Unleash the Power of Plant-Based Living!
Much like the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan who in the silver-screen avatar is larger-than-life, Sudhir Mishra too has been passionately voicing the conservation of tigers, wetlands, forests, and the role of society. With his signature gravitas, Sudhir Mishra has taken on the role of a green crusader with a flair that matches Bollywood’s boldness. Just as Bachchan’s towering screen presence makes his message impossible to ignore, Sudhir’s early and uncompromising advocacy for environmental law has turned him into a leading green lawyer in a field where few dared to venture when ESG or climate action was barely a conversation. He plays a role that extends beyond the usual, from saving the tigers to saving the environment.
MOSAIC had the chance to connect with BogusiaDhingra, a Polish woman who has made India her home and married into the Dhingra family which has a valued legacy in confectionery that stands out for its soul-rich patisserie and foods. We visited Alma Bakery and Café
located in sector 104, Noida to meet with its co-founder Bogusia. The name “Alma” is
significant, meaning “soul” in Spanish, encapsulating the café’s ethos: a soulful journey of food nourishing both the body and the spirit.
One should make sustainability a part of their lives. You adopt sustainability into your lives once you realize the offset of everything you do. It should not be an afterthought.
It’s not every day that one encounters young women who defy family and societal expectations to pursue their true passions. MOSAIC had the pleasure of connecting with Asti and AnuBhagat, two dynamic sisters who, apart from managing their family’s hospitality business in Kolkata, have successfully established KhatKhat Handlooms —a homegrown brand dedicated to creating unique Kantha sarees. The brand is deeply committed to preserving this traditional art form while ensuring that the weaver community is fairly compensated for their intricate and labour-intensive work.
“That’s why every product we offer is handcrafted, and we work with artisans from all over India—Rajasthan, Orissa, the Northeast, and more. Everything is made by hand, and even the processes we use are sustainable.”
In this candid interview, Hiral Agrawal shares her journey from her childhood in Nigeria to her experiences on MasterChef India, the creation of her flourishing bakery and confectionery stores in the city of Gorakhpur, and her inspiring message for women everywhere. Hiral is vivacious, full of zeal and fearless – this conversation will inspire women to be true to themselves, to work with their strengths and never hesitate to try.
Vice-President of the Economics Society at the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK A Young Awareness Officer at the Marian Foundation, Gorakhpur, India