In pictures: Chhattisgarh’s tribal folk dance Gaur Maria inspired by the wild bison

The highlands of Bastar in southern Chhattisgarh hide within their forests a culturally rich Gond [...]

Award-winning social worker revives Kalamakari, creates livelihood for thousands of women in Andhra Pradesh

When Mery Rani’s husband died in 2004, the 30-year-old from NTR Nagar village in Srikalahasti, [...]

Raza centenary: Celebrating artist Raza’s love for art, music & literature

In the winter of 2014, celebrated painter Sayed Haider Raza was gravely ill. His family [...]

Thali ki Ramayan: The 150-year-old farmers’ performing folk art from Uttar Pradesh

A Google search will not return any text results for Thali ki Ramayan — an [...]

Latticework: How the Persian stone craft moved from Taj Mahal to living rooms for survival

When Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan decided to build the Taj Mahal in the memory of [...]

Ramlilas across the world show the enduring influence of the Ramayana

The Sanskrit epic, Ramayana, written by Maharishi Valmiki tells the story of Lord Rama, prince [...]

How P-TAL is reviving the thathera craft of handmade brass & copper utensils

Mandeep Kumar’s family has been living in the Jandiala Guru village of Punjab’s Amritsar district [...]

Pala: Odisha’s 16th-century folk ballad with roots in Hindu-Muslim unity

Pala is a unique folk performing art of Odisha that combines elements of classical Odia [...]

Toda embroidery: Preserving tribal craft from the Nilgiris stitch by stitch

Every fortnight, 90-year-old Pongeri pattima comes down from her village in the Nilgiri hills to the Upper [...]

From online performances to vaccination, Bangalore’s StillSpace Theatre helps artists keep alive their arts during the pandemic

Akram Khan is the seventh generation Behrupiya performer from Dausa district of Rajasthan. After impersonating [...]