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

"As I begin to paint, hold the sky in your hands; as the stretch of my canvas is unknown to me." —M.F. Husain With the death ...

Scientists have recreated the elusive Egyptian blue, a pigment used by ancient Egyptian artists for thousands of years.

Delhi clashes with UK heirs over gems interred with bones and ashes of The Enlightened One for thousands of years ...

Nothing better captures the centuries-long rich history than the ancient sites in India, which are woven into the country's ...

He made the Manipuri art form Thang ta his life. Not only is he the winner of numerous awards, including the Manipur State ...

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

These relics were not just ancient bones—they were fragments of India’s soul, carried through centuries of faith, fire, and ...

Here is AD's definitive list of art deco brands—ranging from ateliers to antique stores and contemporary studios—that embody ...

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

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 charisma of ...

The total number of cultural artefacts returned from the US to India since 2016 stands at 578, the maximum number of such ...