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Furfura’s medieval shrine is the epicentre of Muslim politics in Bengal

Shiv Sahay Singh

AIMIM chief Owaisi’s first stop on his visit to Bengal in early January has generated a lot of attention in political circles.

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How 2021 has brought the focus back on heritage conservation

Nivedita Ganguly Saraswathy Nagarajan Gowri S

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Pandya coin souvenirs give insight into Tamil culture of yore

Soma Basu INTACH Madurai launches replicas of a Pandya coin as souvenirs, to promote understanding and learning of ancient Tamil life, culture and people

Durga ‘Bhabhi’ and Maulvi Liaquat to get their due at the Allahabad Museum

Anuj Kumar ₹8 crore project for ‘one of its kind’ Azad Gallery will tell the story of revolutionaries in the Indian freedom movement.

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This woman spent a night at the farmers’ protest – here’s what she learnt

Furfura’s pilgrimage site is the epicentre of Muslim politics in West Bengal

History & Culture

How 2021 has brought the focus back on heritage conservation

History & Culture

Pandya coin souvenirs give insight into Tamil culture of yore

Durga ‘Bhabhi’ and Maulvi Liaquat to get their due at the Allahabad Museum

Sweet scent of tradition: Attars bring the past forward in India

Glory, lost and found: Celebrating 120 years of the Fourth Tamil Sangam

As the Fourth Tamil Sangam in Madurai celebrates its 120th anniversary next year, we look back at its rich history and role in promoting Tamil erudition

A photography series on south India’s churches during lockdown

With scaled down celebrations and early evening service on Christmas and New Year's Eve, Madurai's Nicholas Francis gets nostalgic for his church photography. Here are a few photos from his collection from across South India

Understanding Panipat 1761 through rare paintings

Manoj Dani, an independent U.S.-based researcher of art history, has painstakingly assimilated rare paintings pertaining to the battle and its key players in a work titled Battle of Panipat: In Light of Rediscovered Paintings.

This is the tomb that Rahim built

The poet-warrior’s final resting place that he originally built for his wife, has been restored and is now open to the public

A tribute to Iqbal Ahmed Khan of the Dilli Gharana

Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan of the Dilli Gharana, who passed away last Thursday, was living heritage of the confluence that Delhi is

1833 building that escaped demolition is now a goldmine of art

Exhibition acknowledges cosmopolitan nature of Kolkata as one travels through more than two centuries.

Cattle, buffalo meat residue found in Indus Valley vessels

First such study of absorbed lipid residues in pottery from multiple sites, including Rakhigarhi, Farmana and Masudpur.

The sari saga

An exhibition of vintage handloom saris of South India at at the DakshinaChitra Heritage Museum near Chennai will bring into focus some intriguing histories and contemporary challenges of weavers

Watch | India’s heritage havelis

A video on a few states in India that house heritage havelis

A theatre school for those interested in exploring a career in arts

The six-month mentorship programme by the Indianostrum Open Theatre School is open to anyone interested in exploring a career in arts

The man who built a forest: Jadav Payeng

Jadav Payeng, known as ‘The Forest Man of India’, takes us through his journey of grit that saw a desert turning into a forest. His story has inspired a trilingual film starring Rana Daggubati

Alliance Francaise of Hyderabad turns 40

Did you know that Achyut Bhogle, Harsha Bhogle’s father, was one the founders of Alliance Francaise of Hyderabad? Read on...

Returning the spotlight to Srinagar’s built heritage

Inspired by Bollywood classics, architect Zoya Khan’s ‘Houses of Kashmir’ project catalogues historic bazaars and houses.

Watch | Who is Maryam Nawaz?

A video explainer on the journey of Pakistani politician and Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz

No place for artistes in Delhi

Twenty-seven art exponents have been asked to vacate their homes

Along with the gods

After eight months, DakshinaChitra reopens, welcoming visitors back into its open air museum spaces with a seminar on thaer wooden chariots

At Majuli, the masks come out on raas jatra

Raas Utsav, a two-day festival in Assam featuring plays in which actors sport masks made of natural materials, will be held with precautionary measures this year

Watch | Paris' rooftop cellist

A video on Camille Thomas who has taken to playing her cello on Parisian roofs during France's COVID-19 lockdown

How a T-shirt commemorates a landmark battle

Delhi-based experience design company, Motherland, is using a T-shirt as a medium of storytelling, to tell people about 6 Kumaon battalion’s contribution to the Battle of Walong

More colour to the ancient art of Kalampattu

Adding ragas to the chanting has lent an extra vibrancy to this ritualistic art

Saving the precious geo-heritage sites of Visakhapatnam

Experts call for protection of geological sites such as Erra Matti Dibbalu that can drive tourism through Nature trails and guided tours

Local historians who put together cohesive histories of India’s cities

Meet some of India’s favourite local, self-spurred historians who bridge the gap between dry history books, and the intriguing lore of our cities’ pasts

3,000-year-old fortress unearthed in Golan Heights

Barak Tzin, who directed its excavation for the Israel Antiquities Authority, estimated that it covered more than 1,000 square metres.

U.K. in India network launches campaign on gender equality

We hope that we will all hold ourselves to the pledge we signed, says Acting British High Commissioner to India.

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Offended sentiments versus human lives — what takes precedence?

A gift in time, saves many artists

This Deepavali, support artisans by gifting your loved ones hampers handmade with hope to overcome a pandemic-led economic crisis

Shutterbugs from across the world share images of their varied encounters in an online show

Images of Encounter, a photography show, rallies lensmen from across the globe to share their unusual encounters

Benoy K Behl’s photograph of an Ajanta mural preserved in the Arctic World Archive

Art historian Benoy K Behl’s 1992 photograph of a painting in the Ajanta Caves has been preserved in the Arctic World Archive

Watch | The world's first parachute jump

A video explainer on the tale of the first ever parachute jump carried out by Andre-Jacques Garnerin in 1797

Sunday Quiz | All about Karnataka

Only on November 1, 1973, was the State called Karnataka.

Heritage, alone no more: India’s museums adapt to the virtual zeitgeist

As more museums make the choice to make a living online, we take a look at how sustainable this can be

Tracing 19th Century Chinese connections in South India

A documentary shot across India, Hong Kong and Malaysia by an IIT-Madras professor, traces the Chinese connections of South India specific to the mid-19th Century

Breathing life into Sanghakkali

A young and enthusiastic team is trying to save the rare art form from extinction

“Miya Museum” proposal stirs debate in Assam

A committee comprising BJP legislators had approved the idea that Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rejected.

Evidence of dairy production in the Indus Valley Civilisation

Traces indicate that milk may have been boiled before consumption

Indian Memory Project: Time travel through the history of a nation

During this pandemic, when old albums are being dusted off to rediscover the people in them, the Indian Memory Project, a visual-narrative online archive turns 10. Curator Anusha Yadav on how these sepia-tone pictures are tiny integers in the story of the subcontinent

Meet the family that gives shape to Chennai’s Durga idols

Despite multiple challenges, idol maker Kishori Mohan Pal and his sons are in Chennai in time for Durga Puja, continuing a tradition that began 38 years ago

Telangana temple wall narrates tale of a millenia-old Swayamvaram

Sculptural panel of the ‘Swayamvaram’ scene of a Kalyani Chalukya prince discovered

Check out these eco-friendly corn dolls

These eco-friendly corn husk dolls, made by a Delhi student, could be an innovative addition to golu

Watch | Thanjavur Art Plates: A vintage artefact from the temple city of Tamil Nadu

A video on Thanjavur Kalai Thattu or Thanjavur Art Plate, an artefact, once prized as the pinnacle of artistry in Tamil Nadu

Rains in Telangana claim first heritage structure

Qila Shahpur, belonging to Saravi Paprayudu, collapses.

Empowered woman was the focus of Sobha Naidu’s ballets

Kuchipudi veteran Sobha Naidu who passed away on October 14, influenced a generation of dancers to take up Kuchipudi and trained them into consummate artistes

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