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Pithora paintings represent tribal narratives from central Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Know more about this ritualistic art practice that continues to regale folk in both, its traditional and contemporary avatars

While installation art generally tends to intimidate the viewer, artist Sudarshan Shetty's simple and engaging life-size set-up builds nuanced narratives. Check it out here and leave us your views…

Can you imagine a stage set with just 'hair' as the scenographic backdrop? @constance.guisset creates a multi-media set design with feminine hair as living landscapes. Check out the metaphoric narrative in the ballet la Fresque opening in France tomorrow...

Building a narrative in a cutting-edge, engaging style totally in synch with the cultural ethos of the client is nothing short of an art. Ar. Alhad Gore of Beyond Design smartly rises to the challenge. Check out this new-age office and tell us what you think…

Well, it turned. The police bureau is starting to crack after six weeks of Occupy Portland. And one picture, right here, crystallizes the precise moment when it happened. During a choreographed effort to pull a few dozen protesters out of the Chase bank branch outside Pioneer Square, part of today's hundreds-strong N17 day of action, Portland police officers resorted to a decidedly more muscular show of force in a clash watched by TV cameras and rush-hour commuters earlier this evening. Suddenly all the fun-the dance parties, the union songs, the peaceful arrests earlier on the Steel Bridge and at Wells Fargo-was for naught. Tromping in with mounted officers, they pushed marchers who had gathered on the sidewalks along SW Yamhill into the street-forcing them to block MAX trains, something no one was doing until the heavily armored riot squad showed up-and then poked and, for the first time, pepper-sprayed the marchers. Significantly, some of the spraying came after protesters had clearly retreated to the opposite sidewalk. (In another odd shift, there also was no federal-court-required verbal PA warning that chemical munitions would be deployed-a hallmark of every other mass police action to date.) Meanwhile, at almost the very same moment, Police Chief Mike Reese was on TV blaming Occupy Portland for his officers' inability to respond to a rape victim for three hours today. Consider that tantamount to a declaration of war. Reese's point? Officers are tired and have been too distracted to do their main jobs: responding to actual crimes. It was an attempt to spin sentiment against the movement, which seems to be attracting adherents. Even the O today said the movement is "building momentum" and said the average age of some 34 arrestees earlier today was 50-not a bunch of young, anarchists/punks/hoodlums/hippies/road warriors etc. But that might come back to haunt him, judging by a wave of outrage on Twitter and elsewhere among those who noted that it

Creating a miniature real-world for a make-believe narrative, Architecture BRIO design a scaled-to-fit doll house incorporating real miniature fixtures and fittings. Check it out and leave us your views...

"Social scientists, in turn, are beginning to reexamine human history from an empathic lens and, in the process, discovering previously hidden strands of the human narrative which suggests that human evolution is measured not only by the expansion of power over nature, but also by the intensification and extension of empathy to more diverse others across broader temporal and spatial domains. The growing scientific evidence that we are a fundamentally empathic species has profound and far-reaching consequences for society, and may well determine our fate as a species. What is required now is nothing less than a leap to global empathic consciousness and in less than a generation if we are to resurrect the global economy and revitalize the biosphere."

"Those who make peaceful evolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable."- John F. KennedyThere's one thing for sure: 2008 isn't anything like politics as usual.The corporate media (with their unerring eye for the obvious point) is fixated on the narrative that, for the first time ever, Americans will likely end this year with either a woman or a black man headed for the White House. Bloggers are telling stories from the front lines of primaries and caucuses that look like something from the early 60s - people lining up before dawn to vote in Manoa, Hawaii yesterday; a thousand black college students in Prairie View, Texas marching 10 miles to cast their early votes in the face of a county that tried to disenfranchise them. In recent months, we've also been gobstopped by the sheer passion of the insurgent campaigns of both Barack Obama and Ron Paul, both of whom brought millions of new voters into the conversation - and with them, a sharp critique of the status quo and a new energy that's agitating toward deep structural change.There's something implacable, earnest, and righteously angry in the air. And it raises all kinds of questions for burned-out Boomers and jaded Gen Xers who've been ground down to the stump by the mostly losing battles of the past 30 years. Can it be - at long last - that Americans have, simply, had enough? Are we, finally, stepping out to take back our government - and with it, control of our own future? Is this simply a shifting political season - the kind we get every 20 to 30 years - or is there something deeper going on here? Do we dare to raise our hopes that this time, we're going to finally win a few? Just how ready is this country for big, serious, forward-looking change?Recently, I came across a pocket of sociological research that suggested a tantalizing answer to these questions - and also that America may be far more ready for far more change than anyone really believes is possible at this moment. In fac

Every city has a story to tell, its narratives hidden in every nook and lane. Honest and expressive, #Studio Archohm's metamorphosis of #Hussainabad in #Lucknow rightfully prioritises its culture, history, its people and their pure connection…

Wingardium Leviosa!! Tech enthusiasts especially Harry Potter fans - here is something for you - a build-it-yourself tech kit that teaches you the basics of coding and equips you with the power to influence it to fit into your narrative of storytelling (ideas) and make creativity fun! Check out all you need to know about the Kano Harry Potter Coding Kit developed in association with @warner-bros--entertainment …

Between Spaces architects plays with spatial narratives highlighting each area of a duplex home in suburban Bangalore. Check out the simple variations that augment the design of this home…

Creative Group weaves a sustainable narrative with the Gems International School at Kochi, pronounced with fluid spaces, carved volumes, percolating environs and panoramic views to the riverfront. Check it out here

@snkindia's exhibition design for the ongoing "India & the World" at the CSMVS, Mumbai is a subtle nod to meticulously designed transition spaces that aid the important unfolding of distinct small stories in the larger collective narrative of India's history in relation to the world. Read on to know more!

From the everyday rises trendy workable design as Shabnam Gupta of The Orange Lane creates characteristic Pune vibes for its first Social at Viman Nagar. Check it out here…

Creating a tastefully restrained home with a neutral colour palette, Shaily Ganatra of The Auura Interior Design Studio takes the inhabitants of this luxurious abode through a design narrative that redefines lavish living

Traditional elements evoking India's heritage embrace a contemporary narrative in the interiors of Elahe, a high-end fashion store in Kolkata designed by Kanan Modi Associates. Check it out here

Ar. Abhigyan Neogi of Chromed Design Studio sculpts a seamlessly interactive avant-garde narrative in #Noida's latest #gastropub - #Sutra - the space that weaves the right inflections of charm and intrigue. Check it out here…

In conversation with the recipient of the recent Red Dot design award, a master of narrative-driven creations, whose design philosophy is firmly entrenched in the belief that the user's journey is the bedrock of every design endeavour. Meet Siddharth Bathla, co-founder of Design Factory India as the "Architect of the Month" at India Art n Design(dot)com

There is a wealth of meaning and strong postulates in the study of the ancient Indian practices. Greg Shand Architects use just one -the step wells - to contextually design the Indian Heritage Centre in Singapore. Check it out and leave us your views...

#Craft out an #individualistic #ambience this #festiveseason. Team IAnD brings you spot pointers on how you can curate a balanced, studied style quotient. Check it out and leave us your views…