The practice of covering the head, especially by the bride during her wedding, is almost…
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The practice of wearing the nose ring is a very Indian, and a very secular…
The legends around Lord Krishna are well known and an intrinsic part of the Indian…
The bindi is the ubiquitous Indian, predominantly Hindu symbol of caste, marriage and now, fashion.…
The story of Lord Ram may be ubiquitous in India, but the theatre based on…
What is folk theatre? What significance does it have in the Indian theatre lore? What…
The Yakshagana is a distinct folk art of Karnataka, which is uniquely performed after midnight…
Many consider Kutiyattam of Kerala as the purest presentation of classical Sanskrit drama, perhaps the…
Kerala’s Krishnattam dance drama was created by Manaveda, a Zamorin Raja of Calicut, inspired as…
Kathak began as a highly spiritual dance and turned into court presentation as Persian influence…