As householder Shiva sired daughters as well says DEVDUTT PATTANAIK as he explores folktales and myths The appearance of Ashoka Sundari in a popular teleserial has prompted many to wonder When did Shi ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

The art inside the building ... rulers are juxtaposed with Islamic calligraphy, also known as Hüsn-i Hat — large roundels displaying the names of Allah (God), the prophet Mohammed and the ...

Today, it seems absurd that, as recently as the 1990s, London had no institution to rival the Centre Pompidou in Paris or New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Before Serota took over at Tate, its ...

Prominent Islamic scholar and Director of Markaz, Sheikh Habeebullah Adam El-Ilory, has openly challenged long-held religious beliefs that he says no longer reflect the realities of modern Islamic ...

His segment of the exhibition is an ode to calligraphy, but with a twist. "I loved painting since childhood; my love for art always kept me going and pursuing my dreams," he says. "With the help ...

A challenging work of art simply could not be perceived the same by those conditioned to seeing straightforward 30-second videos as it would have been before the age of short-form content. This isn’t ...

The establishment of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 1918 synchronized with the evolution of 20th-century Chinese art. Artists and educators reformed to awaken and motivate people ...