Building BhavkalaConnection is the solution! March 22, 2026 There are weeks that feel like returns — not just to people, but to a self that has been working in the background. This week, I had the joy of reconnecting with artists from the Bhavkala Collective of July 2024. It had been a while. I sat […]
The Birth of a Movement In July 2024, something revolutionary happened in the Delhi art scene. Bhavkala Collective hosted its first multi-artist exhibition at Niv Art Centre in Saket—and it wasn’t just another gallery opening. It was a deliberate act of resistance against an industry that had long excluded emerging artists through financial barriers, restrictive […]
Focus is often discussed in abstract terms—discipline, willpower, or “energy.” In reality, attention is a measurable cognitive process that directly influences how humans learn, perceive, and create. Across psychology and neuroscience, attention is understood as a limited cognitive resource. What an individual attends to is not just noticed—it is processed more deeply, encoded into memory, […]
Long before language, before systems, before structured society, humans were already drawing on cave walls, moving rhythmically, and making sounds. These were not acts of decoration. They were acts of communication, memory, and understanding. Art was not separate from life; it was how life was understood and stories passed on. Anthropological research supports this. Early […]
Creative energy has rarely been seen as just talent or artistic ability. Across multiple philosophical and spiritual traditions, it is understood as a fundamental life force, the same energy that drives creation, desire, expression, and consciousness. Desire as the Beginning of Creation In the Rigveda, kāma (desire) is described as the first impulse that gave […]
There is no lack of talent.There is a lack of support. The Gap in the System Across India, many artists struggle not due to lack of skill but due to limited access to visibility and opportunities. Traditional structures can be restrictive, with high entry barriers and limited exposure for emerging creators. As a result, many […]
Trauma often exists beyond language. For many survivors of sexual abuse, experiences are difficult to articulate. Memory, emotion, and the body hold what words cannot. Research in trauma psychology suggests that traumatic experiences are often stored as non-verbal and sensory memory, making expression through words alone challenging. This is where creative expression becomes important. Why […]
