Academic point-scoring over long-dead excavators turns a potentially grand narrative into a series of inside-baseball ...

The objects themselves are "gorgeous": we see much "lively, expressive, dynamic sculpture", from "rudimentary" yakshas and ...

The exhibition traces how religious imagery took hold in South Asia and beyond through serpent spirits and wide-hipped ...

Whether it's through ancient trade, spiritual exchange, or migration, Indian influence has quietly shaped the societies of ...

Exhibition explores the origins of Hindu, Jain and Buddhist sacred art dating back two thousand years. Curator Sushma Jansari speaks to Deepak Patel, about the project. We use cookies to give you the ...

India’s ancient heritage is nothing short of a vast and fascinating treasure trove for history lovers and curious travelers ...

The Mauryan Empire stands as a pivotal chapter in ancient Indian history, renowned for its significant administrative ...

Jansari says that, for her, this commonality is expressed most articulately through devotional art that goes back to the ancient roots ... an early Buddhist shrine dating back to the third century ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese ... that animals and animal-related imagery play in Asian art, from Indian statues to Japanese scrolls. Those who wish to ...

Meenakshi Raghavan is possibly the oldest woman in the world to practise and teach Kalaripayattu An 82-year-old woman who teaches the ancient Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu says she has no ...

An 82-year-old woman who teaches the ancient Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu says she ... Legend has it that around the 6th Century, Indian Buddhist monk Bodhidharma introduced these ...