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On September 17, 20,000 people will swarm into lower Manhattan and occupy Wall Street. Last week Anonymous endorsed #OCCUPYWALLSTREET with a video that attracted over 60,000 views before being deleted by YouTube. The Department of Homeland Security has warned the nation's bankers to be prepared. Corporate owned media is taking notice. Today, Paul Farrell, columnist for the Dow Jones owned MarketWatch.com posted this rousing portrait of what may now unfold:

This ongoing exhibition traces the remarkable early journey of India's first accomplished female visual artist - Amrita Sher-Gil, a fact that places her in a uniquely important historical position. Check out the review here…https://goo.gl/op9BC1

Matthew Mohr Studios designs 'As We Are', a public art installation that encourages visitors to address identity, gender, lifestyle and culture as they contemplate on a magnified image in their likeness, as well as on portraits of people across ethnicities and gender identities.

Make in India Week saw a lively workshop on the survival of Indian traditional arts & crafts in the digital era, conducted by India Art n Design (dot) com. Check it out here…

While the contemporary quilt creates a beguiling aesthetic in many an eclectic home, we take a look at the storytelling craft of the traditional Godhadi or Kawandi that was brought to India by African immigrants but stayed on as the native craft of the Indian west coast! Take a short heritage walk with true upcycling!