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Monika Thakur

Monika has been writing about trending artifacts across diverse platforms for over three years. Her all-time fascination with both traditional and non-traditional artworks led her to explore the world of art and humanities. She founded EdgyMinds in 2016 to discover emerging artists and indulge her passion for creativity. Connect with her at Facebook I Twitter I G Plus

Voice of Trees: This man solely turned a barren island into a forest
in Inspirational

Voice of Trees: This man solely turned a barren island into a forest

In a world full of materialistic consumers who are destroying Mother Nature for their selfish needs, this man from Assam will restore your faith in humanity. Born in Assam (1963), Padma Shri Jadav Payeng has solely created 1,360-acres of lush green dense forest from a barren Majuli island in Assam. Recently, Big Short Films shot a film titled “Voice of Trees,” featuring his journey.

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27 Feb 2017
Music Cafe in Pune offers relaxing musical pieces on its menu
in Art, Music

Music Cafe in Pune offers relaxing musical pieces on its menu

Wouldn’t it be nice to enter into a cafe to boost your mood on a stressful day? Pune’s one-of-its-kind Music Cafe is offering a broad choice of authentic Indian classical music pieces on its menu, providing therapeutic experience to the listeners. Aiming to change your thoughts from negative to positive, the cafe gives patrons a headset to listen to 25-minute long musical piece along with...

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27 Feb 2017
A high school drop-out designs a low-cost paraglider for ₹60,000
in Inspirational, Offbeat

A high school drop-out designs a low-cost paraglider for ₹60,000

Thought academic degrees are needed to succeed in life? No doubt, education is important. But here’s a remarkable journey of a high school drop-out who has successfully managed to create a low-cost paraglider without any academic specialization. K.A. Raja Gnanaprakasam, a 35-year-old contract worker, used to dream of flying in the sky since childhood. Unlike those who just daydream all day long, this talented man...

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26 Feb 2017
This Delhi girl transforms recyclable goods into fashion jewellery
in Art, Design

This Delhi girl transforms recyclable goods into fashion jewellery

You may have seen various projects made from waste materials, but Aanchal Sukhija, a Delhi-based fashion blogger and designer, has given a fashionable twist to recyclable goods. Taking the social message “Go Green” to another level, the talented designer has started her own jewellery line made out of everyday objects, instead of using precious metals and gemstones.

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25 Feb 2017
Hawai Adda – A scrap airplane turned into a restaurant in Ludhiana
in Offbeat

Hawai Adda – A scrap airplane turned into a restaurant in Ludhiana

If you’re bored of eating out in regular restaurants, next time do visit Hawai Adda – India’s first ever airplane-themed restaurant. Situated in Ludhiana, the largest in Punjab, this swanky restaurant has been made out of a scrap Airbus 320 that used to fly for Air India. Created by four Ludhiana-based entrepreneurs, the plane-turned-restaurant lets the patrons experience what it’s like to eat inside passenger...

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24 Feb 2017
Book Art: Artist creates amazing sculptures with folded book pages
in Art, Artists

Book Art: Artist creates amazing sculptures with folded book pages

Thought books are just the source of learning? Well, of course, they are. But Vermont-based artist Luciana Frigerio has been creating unusual art with folded book pages. Over the past 20 years, she has been making the unique collection of paper art called Folded Book Sculptures to express timeless messages that leave their impact upon the viewers.

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23 Feb 2017
Dayakattam
in Handicraft

Pachisi aims to reclaim the lost glory of ancient Indian board games

In this tech-savvy world, digital games seem to have completely displaced the ancient Indian board game. Before the video games and play stations, kids used to play board games like Snake and Ladder, Ludo, Chauka Bara, etc. These traditional games were not played just to kill the time, but also to improve memory, counting skills, as well as, sharpen one’s strategic skills. Now, a Chennai-based...

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22 Feb 2017
Hoop art: Wondrous 3D embroidery creations made with polymer clay
in Art, Handicraft

Hoop art: Wondrous 3D embroidery creations made with polymer clay

The creative embroidery artists have no limits, they can make various colourful designs on any fabric, presenting stupendous hoop art to the world. But Polish artist Justyna Wolodkiewicz takes this art form to the whole new level that one couldn’t even imagine. The self-taught embroidery artist and clay illustrator makes one-of-a-kind 3D embroidery creations using polymer clay.

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22 Feb 2017
Hyderabad-based couple recycles old tyres into chic office furniture
in Design

Hyderabad-based couple recycles old tyres into chic office furniture

Instead of adding up old tyres into landfills, Hyderabad-based couple transforms these waste materials into colourful office furniture. The husband-wife duo, Aruna Kappagantula and Prashant Lingam, collects discarded car wheels from dump yards to give them a vibrant makeover in form of tables, chairs, ottomans, sofas, benches, as well as, planters. Not only practical, but these furniture pieces are also aesthetic to add a sophisticated...

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21 Feb 2017
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