Pattachitra is a traditional painting style from Odisha and West Bengal. The word “patta” means cloth, and “chitra” means picture. These paintings are made on cloth prepared with natural materials.The ...
From remote villages to digital archives, a quiet cultural movement is underway. Across India, these non-profits are working ...
On Sept. 27 and 28, Harvard’s Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute and MIT Heritage Arts of South Asia (MITHAS) hosted Intersections, a two-day conference centered on traditional Indian ...
Thousands of years ago, one of India’s oldest classical dance forms, bharatanatyam, was born. These days, it’s still being practiced on the other side of the world here in North Texas through dance ...
Basically, we three women just sat and spoke, and we thought we'll just try to create something so that everybody can come ...
India has a rich artistic heritage, but several traditional art forms are fading due to modernisation and declining patronage. These crafts, once an integral part of cultural identity, now struggle ...
Layered narratives come to the forefront at the NSIC Grounds, Okhla, New Delhi. Resurgence and renewal form the basis of Paresh Maity’s large-scale Recycle of Life, an outdoor project, made from burnt ...
Three collectors throw light on their acquisitions, ranging from contemporary sculpture and pop art to works by young Indian artists. Artwork in a gallery or a booth of a fair can look very different ...