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Ranakpur Jain Temple: A Rare Gem of History Carved in Marble, a Temple With 1,444 Pillars

What would make a wealthy merchant spend years turning a forest hillside into marble, all because of something he saw in his sleep? The...

How Persian Art Found a Home in Kashmir and Became Part of Its Cultural Identity

Kashmir did not develop its artistic identity in isolation. For centuries, Persian ideas travelled into the Valley through Central Asia and the wider Persianate...

How Syed Shakir Ali Turned Childhood Sketches Into a Lifelong Legacy 

A boy who sketched with charcoal on the walls of his village home grew up to stand before the...

IFFJK 2026 Brings the best of World Cinema to Kashmir 

Kashmir's cinemas are drawing audiences again after decades. On offer is a tantalising array of world cinema. The first...

Dharwad Kasuti Embroidery: Karnataka’s Centuries-Old Art Stitched by Skilled Hands

Nestled between the Western Ghats and the Deccan Plateau, Karnataka's Dharwad district is known for its rich cultural traditions....

Ladakh Just Turned 230 Kilometres of Mountain Road Into an Art Gallery

Travellers usually come to Ladakh for a familiar set of images. Turquoise lakes beneath enormous skies, monasteries perched on...

Maheshwari Sarees: The Royal Weave of Maheshwar

There is a saree with a secret border, and the government of India had to protect it by law....

‘Kaho Kalidas!’ Brings Mahakavi Kalidas and His Timeless Works to Youth

The secret love story hidden inside Kalidas's poetry has finally found a voice, in the form of a novel...