Banarasi Silk

The popular hand woven Banarasi silk sari from Varanasi has passed the test of time through centuries. But the import of cheap Chinese silk and introduction of power loom pose immense threat. That the obsession for Banarasi silk sari (traditional Indian wear for women) is not lim...

Italian Art in Delhi

India is at the centre of the maps displayed at the art exhibition ‘Terra Incognita’, in the Italian Cultural Centre in Delhi, till January 10 2016. Italian artist Pietro Ruffo goes across the history of the country through different times, using old or more modern maps and t...

The Artisans of Jodhpur

Folk music, dancing wooden puppets, miniatures and intriguing sculptures. Smell of freshly cured leather drifts through the air awakening all our senses and we discover the thousand and one facets of its craft as we walk through the Jodhpur Fort, in the deserts of western Rajasth...

Théâtre en Inde

Ariane Mnouchkine, grande dame du théâtre français et mondial, fondatrice du Théâtre du Soleil en banlieue parisienne, est en Inde jusqu’en janvier prochain. Elle organise à Pondichéry des ateliers avec des comédiens venus de toute l’Inde, pour développer un esprit d...

Entre fiction et réalité

Maha Shivaratri: A celestial wedding

Carnival chants from Goa

Ramleela: Personifying Divinities

Oktoberfest 2014

The 16-day beer-soaked revelry – Oktoberfest – ended with a bang on October 5. The event was attended by over 6.5 million beer-lovers who consumed nearly 1.7 million gallons of beer. At 12 noon dot on September 21, Munich’s mayor Dieter Reiter tapped the first barrel, d...

Art moderne et contemporain : la reprise ?