It was estimated in 2013 by a California-based market research firm that India would have the largest number of coders in the world by 2018 — a total of 5.2 million. But no matter how much we've progressed, the intersection between technology and the world of art history remains to be minimal.

Which is why this evening will see the collaboration of ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Max Mueller Bhavan, and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya playing host to a hackathon competition that aims to introduce participants to how coding can be used as a tool for cultural production.