Chandragupta Maurya was the first king to establish an empire in India. He died a monk. Chandragupta Maurya is considered to ...

Call to the Mystic, a solo show by Mexican artist Eva Malhotra, celebrates 75 years of diplomatic relations between Mexico ...

Martial arts are often associated with China, Japan, or Korea, but their roots trace back much closer to home — ancient India. While many know of Shaolin monks and Kung Fu, fewer are aware that the ...

Shudraka’s action-packed ‘Mrchhakatika’, once adapted by Girish Karnad into the film ‘Utsav’, is being staged in koodiyattam ...

The original meaning behind the cards, first created 500 years ago, still remains elusive. But that didn't stop our reporter ...

A new exhibition at the British Museum in London traces the stunning evolution of India's devotional art through 189 objects.

Buddhism encountered a fascinating fusion with Greek culture in ancient times. Why did this Eastern religion adopt a Greek ...

Most big collections have only a fraction of their items on display, with the rest locked away in storage. But not at the new V&A East Storehouse, where London’s Victoria and Albert Museum ...

Art; the week recommends Ancient India: living traditions – 'ethereal and sensual' exhibition. Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism are explored in show that remains 'remarkably compact' ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Between 200BC and AD600, Indian religious traditions underwent a profound visual metamorphosis. Deities ...

A new show in Delhi features more than 200 paintings commissioned by the East India Company. Skip to content. ... and ancient buildings in ... creating entirely new templates of Indian art." Painting.