Jharkhand: Saving Khovar and Sohrai arts of ‘painted villages’

The expression, “If these walls could talk,” takes on a new meaning in Jharkhand, where [...]

Powerful Gujarati folk theatre Bhavai struggles for survival

Bhavai, a traditional folk theatre form of Gujarat, is a mix of narrative (based on [...]

Bengal: Kushmandi’s centuries-old wooden masks worn by Gomira dancers are now collectors’ items for art connoisseurs

‘The Mask’, a 1994 Hollywood fantasy comedy starring Jim Carrey, showed how he alters himself [...]

The enduring magic of Sankheda furniture keeps alive 200-year-old woodcraft in a Gujarat village

Nestled among thick foliage in the Chhota Udaipur (also Chhota Udepur) district of Gujarat lies [...]

Lajwanti Chabra: The woman who took Punjab’s folk embroidery Phulkari to the nooks & corners of India 

In the legendary romance Heer Ranjha, written by Waris Shah in 1766, the Sufi poet describes [...]

West Bengal: Restoration efforts resurrect Serampore’s Indo-Danish heritage

In 2015, the Danes returned to Serampore in West Bengal, after ruling the city for [...]

Therukoothu: Tamil Nadu’s street theatre fading into oblivion

Therukoothu or Therukuttu is a street theatre from Tamil Nadu. Theru in Tamil means street [...]

Holi revelries in traditional Indian paintings

One Indian festival that has seen the richest outpouring in paintings for centuries is Holi. [...]

This IITian quit job to revive ecofriendly handwoven dhurries; brings artisans back to the 2000-year-old craft

Dhurries or durries – the thick, handwoven flat-weave rugs used as a floor-covering — feature [...]

From Vrindavan to Nathdwara, how an idol’s 7-year-journey gave birth to Rajasthan’s Pichwai paintings

In 1665, an idol of Lord Krishna was brought from Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, to Nathdwara [...]