Indian mythology
Telangana’s Cheriyal scroll paintings: Stories of mythology and village folklore
September 9, 2021
Cheriyal, a small, sleepy village in Telangana about 100 km from capital Hyderabad, denotes the one of the last places in India where ancient Cheriyal scroll paintings are still being made. Once it was home to several families who survived on scroll paintings, but many have moved...
Read MoreChanging narratives in Indian mythology
August 3, 2019
The two great Indian epics The Ramayana and The Mahabharata are being re-imagined and retold from the perspectives of the other characters and even those who were overlooked in the earlier editions.
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Locations in Indian mythological tales
October 13, 2017
With its ethnic diversity of cultures and religions, India has been a centre for emperors, poets, monks and warriors. Though those illustrious times may have ended, symbols of ancient times survive alongside the modern towns, even today.
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Phad: Mythical heritage of Bhilwara
October 13, 2017
Depicting mythological sagas, phad is a style of folk painting which is presented by theatre artists in the form of a colourful recital.
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Remembring Toru Dutt
September 2, 2016
Toru Dutt can undoubtedly be regarded as the first Indian poet, who composed in English and French. W R Goodman writes in his Quintessence of literary Essays “Although a convert into Christianity, Toru Dutt had imbibed the ancient spirit and love of India” Born in 1856, in a ...
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