Art historian and curator Seema Bhalla explores the journey of courtesans in India in this book of essays, dispelling myths ...

Sign up for a walk through Worli Koliwada that will explore the unique traditions of the Koli community’s celebration of the ...

The UK's iconic Glastonbury Festival unveiled its line-up Thursday, with new artists Charli XCX and Olivia Rodrigo set to ...

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Congress MP's plea to quash FIR over provocative song, emphasizing freedom of speech.

India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party swept the polls in Delhi in February 2025, marking its return to power in ...

In her latest post, she responds to inquiries about why she wears a mangalsutra and bindis—symbols traditionally worn by married Hindu women in India ... and connection to Indian traditions. In the ...

Maha Shivratri 2025 is being celebrated on February 26 this year. On this auspicious occasion, an artist has gained widespread attention for creating a portrait of Lord Shiva. Instead of using pencil ...

Later, relatives and neighbours would join in. The art traces it origin to the time of the Ramayana. It is believed that King Janak, the ruler of ancient Mithila, got Kohbar designs created on the ...

DW's Mahima Kapoor joins millions of Hindu devotees for the Maha Kumbh Mela, roaming alone through the world's largest religious gathering. On the day of my departure from New Delhi, I am sick.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The shadow of a pilgrim falls on a sari held up to dry during Maha Kumbh festival, in Prayagraj, India. (AP ...

RJD chief Lalu Prasad blamed Saturday night’s stampede at the New Delhi railway station on a failure to manage the crowd that was heading to the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayargraj, and courted controversy ...

Tragic stories make better art. Storytelling is fantasy. Even documentaries are fantasy. Critics contextualise and judge these fantasies. They determine how reality has to be performed--with ...