With the shutting down of the iconic music store Rhythm House, South Mumbai has lost…
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Not many are aware of the the dance-drama form called Ankiya-naat and Bhaona of Assam.…
The toe ring is an essential accessory of married women in many cultures in India.…
The practice of wearing bangles is an age-old one in India. Each region has its…
Tamasha and Lavani are two very easily identifiable dramas of rural Maharashtra. Very popular, and…
The Bhavai theatre form of Gujarat and Rajasthan are actually folk forms, where mythology is…
An exhibition of paintings and sculptures on Goddess Durga in Kolkata shows how entrenched she…
Nothing enhances a woman’s beauty as much as a line of lovingly applied kaajal or…
The Chhau folk art forms – whether they belong to Orissa, West Bengal or Bihar…
The mangalsutra is quite the ubiquitous Hindu symbol of marriage in India. Across cultures and…