India is home to some of the world's most beautiful and iconic ancient ruins, each telling a unique story about the country's rich history, culture and architectural grandeur. These timeless and ...

Art; the week recommends Ancient India: living traditions – 'ethereal and sensual' exhibition. Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism are explored in show that remains 'remarkably compact' ...

Gaja-Lakshmi (the goddess of good fortune), India, about 1780 Credit: Ancient India, British Museum, review Alastair Sooke Chief Art Critic 19 May 2025 12:01am BST ...

Dalrymple recovers a period that lasted from around 250 BC until roughly the eighth century, when India could plausibly be considered the center of the world. Indian goods flowed west; during much of ...

South India is a treasure trove of ancient temples, each standing as a magnificent testament to the region's deep-rooted cultural, spiritual, and architectural heritage. From the soaring Dravidian ...

As a style, Art Deco can appear as an odd hodgepodge, borrowing everything from ancient Mayan to Japanese culture. But the first generation of homegrown Indian architects who visited Europe in the ...

Unlike that opening sentence, Ancient India: Living Traditions is a very respectful and carefully managed show of religious art by the British Museum in which, quite honestly, the stirring ...

In a sense, that’s what they are. Only, these art works date to a time before the written word itself. India, like most ancient civilisations, is home to hundreds of geoglyphs (giant shapes cut ...

The New Kingdom of ancient Egypt was a golden age of architecture and art. A variety of factors combined to make the New Kingdom one of the most creative cultures of the ancient world.

About 2,000 years ago, art on the Indian subcontinent underwent "a stunning transformation", said Jonathan Jones in The Guardian. Where it had previously been "enigmatically abstract", it started ...

In India's financial capital Mumbai, a towering cinema with a roofline like an ocean liner stands out, part of a remarkable Art Deco architectural heritage that campaigners say needs protection. AFP ...