The British Museum’s Ancient India, Living Traditions exhibition brings together exhibits on the sacred art of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It also encompasses the spread of the devotional art of ...

With Jesus suffering by association with Russell Brand, it’s with some relief that some new gods are “in town” to put the cred back into sacred. Unlike that opening sentence, Ancient India: Living ...

Ancient Indian healing traditions, particularly Ayurveda, are gaining recognition for their health benefits. Practices like turmeric, ashwagandha, and triphala, once dismissed, are now backed by ...

Today, we stand at the cusp of a profound transformation — one so sweeping that it threatens to take us off our feet. As we ...

Issues 348 and 349 of 'Indian Literature' compiled under the guest editorship of Sukrita Paul Kumar, focus on the rich oral ...

The National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM), implemented by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), organised a comprehensive two-day lecture and workshop on the ‘Art of ...

Three statues appear at the start of this exhibition, each associated with a different religion from the Indian subcontinent. The one in the middle, a swirl of sandstone depicting a pot-bellied ...

Menstruation restrictions are one of the most emotionally loaded topics in modern Hindu culture. Many families still forbid ...

Edwin Hunter/CBC Drawing upon the rich embroidery heritage of her childhood in Mumbai, Sarita Gujar combines traditional Indian craftsmanship with western embroidery techniques — and is sharing her ...