Culture
The Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu
March 5, 2018
Kalaripayattu is a martial art that also practices traditional Indian methods of healing, leaving its impressions on both war and wound. In a more creative way it has also inspired some traditional performing art forms of Kerala, and even travelled east to birth the Kung Fu.
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Peeping into the history of India’s architecture...
February 18, 2018
From Harappan sites to Buddhist relics, and colonial cantonments to martyr memorials, India is a treasure trove of cultural attractions. Thus, offering enriching peep into the country’s past as well as its present, Sahapedia & YES Culture lead pan-India heritage walks to discov...
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How Shiva inspired the French sculptor Rodin
February 12, 2018
My book essentially describes the work of François Auguste René Rodin, a renowned French sculptor, who was so inspired by some photographs of the 11th-century bronze Shiva Nataraja in the Madras Museum
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Jonathan Kay: An interview with the jazz prodigy
February 7, 2018
Music is to the soul what food is to the body.
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The significance of Saraswati puja
January 25, 2018
It is the time of spring when this puja (worship ritual) is performed to pray to the goddess of art and knowledge, while ushering in the season of new blooms. The temple has been decorated with flowers, incense sticks fuming at a corner. The idol of Goddess Saraswati has been pla...
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The tradition of Aipan
January 22, 2018
Understanding a craft of religious importance, and how the ways and motifs of Aipan are being preserved by artistically devoted women in Nainital, the city of lakes in Uttarakhand. Sunlight shyly seeped in through a veil against the window and fell over five women dressed in plai...
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The traditional Bhelaghars of Assam
January 21, 2018
Whether it’s an elaborate celebration or a respectful honouring of traditions – for the Assamese, their calendar is loaded with reasons to celebrate. One such festival to welcome the end of harvest season is Magh Bihu, which witness people in Assam evoke social messages hidde...
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Madhubani paintings become the graffiti for Bihar
January 9, 2018
The folk painting of Madhubani will soon be seen decorating the walls of various government buildings in Bihar, the eastern Indian state where the art hails from. Traditionally done using fingers and twigs, and on mud walls, the method of applying the art has evolved with time.
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Musical beats from a faraway land
January 6, 2018
Learn to play the Didgeridoo, a musical instrument echoing traditions of the aboriginals, at a studio on the banks of river Ganga in the northern state of Uttarakhand. Sometimes the intersection of lives unites different cultures by passing on a legacy, and when a language as uni...
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Delhi Comic Arts Festival: an out of the box artis...
December 18, 2017
From December 4 to 6, the first edition of Delhi Comic Arts Festival (DeCAF) brought together artists, professionals and enthusiasts from around the world, for an eclectic range of exhibitions, presentations, performances and panel discussions on various subjects, to showcase art...
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