Abha Gomes, a 12-year-old history enthusiast and museum buff, was aghast. “She is so small. I thought she would at least be bigger than the photo in my history book,” Abha said, as she looked intently at an over 4,000-year-old small bronze statue at the National...
The ancient art forms owned and practiced by select communities and dependent castes that were the only source of entertainment and enlightenment for the general public are on the wane. As part of the ongoing efforts to document the traditional art forms of the...
Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki today hailed the first ever three-day Haryana Sahitya Sangam as a “landmark in the history of the state” and said it will take literature of the state to newer high. Just like Prime Minister Narender Modi spoke about creating a ‘New...
HYDERABAD: After the Vilasini Natyam of Andhra-Telengana region and the Mahari dance of Odisha, it’s the turn of Assam’s near-extinct Deogharar Nati dance – all belonging to the outlawed devdasi dance tradition of India – for a respectful revival and restoration...
In a small town called Pathsala, about 60 km from this principal town of Assam, a mission has been underway for more than half a century. The task at hand is not easy — revival of the Nati dance of India’s outlawed Devadasi tradition. Even then, the man...
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