June 8, 2025
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Bukhara exhibition brings Central Asian suzani and ikat textiles to Chennai

Bukhara at the National Crafts Museum, Delhi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Step back in time to the 19th Century, where the hues and patterns of Central Asian textiles flourished along the Silk Route, beside spices, precious metals, glassware, horses, and cultural ideas. Bukhara, a city along the route, was at the heart of this […]

How the Ramayana has served as a cultural and diplomatic bridge among Southeast Asian countries

Phad artist Prakash Joshi. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and India share common cultural and civilisational linkages that go back a very long time. A lot of similarities can be found in their literature, architecture and religious texts as well as folk practices. The Ramayana is an epic that has been a […]

Vaanam Art Festival to kick off Dalit History Month with a celebration of Dalit aesthetic through films, literature and art

Years ago during a trip to the US, filmmaker Pa. Ranjith visited the The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and was stunned. Under one roof, the museum captured not just the racial injustice, but also documented and celebrated the culture, lifestyle, and journey of this population through centuries. Inspired, the filmmaker […]

Whitefield Art Collective showcases the future with eighth edition

The eighth edition of the Whitefield Art Collective will begin this weekend at VR Bengaluru, Whitefield Main Road. This year, the month-long event themed ‘Future is Now,’ will feature over a 100 installations as well as exhibitions, collaborations and more. According to Sumi Gupta, curator of the Whitefield Art Collective (WAC), the future is not […]

MF Husain painting fetches over ₹118 crore, becomes most expensive modern Indian art

‘Gram Yatra’, the 1954 paintingthat left India the same year, remained largely unseen since its acquisition by the Ukrainian-born Norway-based doctor Leon Elias Volodarsky, who was in Delhi to establish a thoracic surgery training centre for the WHO. Photo: Special Arrangement Legendary painter MF Husain’s Untitled (Gram Yatra), billed as one of his most important […]