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shilpi of temple Art & Culture

How one family has taken India’s 1,000-year-old temple architecture to the world

R Selvanathan is the 37th lineal descendant of Kunjara Mallan Raja Raja Perunthachan, who constructed the 1010-year-old Brihadeeswara temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. He is carrying forward the family craft of constructing and restoring temples globally

By Rashmi Pratap
Aug 17, 2020 00:05 IST 6 Min read
How Vangai River clay mixes with mud from three places to make the durable Manamadurai pottery  Art & Culture
How Vangai River clay mixes with mud from three places to make Manamadurai pottery
By Team 30 Stades
Sep 29, 2024 00:04 IST 3 Min read
Lepcha Jordan collecting bamboo (left) and weaving a hat (right) Art & Culture
How this Sikkim man handcrafted the revival of centuries-old Lepcha bamboo hats
By Partho Burman
Sep 16, 2024 00:10 IST 5 Min read
SM Ganesh at his workshop in Kanyakumari Art & Culture
How this Tamil Nadu family has been handcrafting harmoniums and organs for four generations
By Chandhini R
Sep 09, 2024 17:24 IST 5 Min read
kiran singh Enterprise
From Naval Wives Welfare Association to working with rural women, how Kiran Singh revived Punjab’s traditional hand-woven Khes
By Rashmi Pratap
Jul 31, 2024 00:47 IST 5 Min read
A tribal woman drinking from a Tumba (left), fresh gourd (right, above) and bowls made from gourd (below) Art & Culture
Odisha’s tribal craft Tumba gets a makeover as gourds turn into lamps, bowls, jewellery and more
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Jul 19, 2024 00:10 IST 5 Min read
Artists performing the Singari Nacha Art & Culture
Odisha’s folk dance Singari Nacha carves a niche among global audience
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Mar 26, 2024 00:16 IST 5 Min read
Khamir is preserving and archiving the traditional crafts of Kachchh  Enterprise
How Khamir is preserving the traditional crafts of Kachchh
By Aruna Raghuram
Feb 07, 2024 00:02 IST 7 Min read
Pradeepta Kumar Nayak, a self-taught artist who introduced the delicate straw craft in Odisha in the 1990s Art & Culture
How this Odisha artisan created modern straw craft using paddy waste
By Niroj Ranjan Misra
Feb 02, 2024 00:48 IST 6 Min read
Artist Rathy S at a performance Society
This artist fought depression through theatre; now breaks social stigmas using puppetry and storytelling
By US Anu
Jan 08, 2024 00:01 IST 6 Min read
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