Becharam Das Dutta, one of the few ‘pat’ artists known by name, was one of the earliest known Kalighat painters to combine ...

In the east, Diwali is linked to the worship of ghosts, ancestors and the goddess Kali. This has its roots in Tantra, which ...

Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma has said that poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's works are "a shared cultural heritage" of India ...

Father Felix Raj, founder vice-chancellor of St Xavier’s University and former principal of St Xavier’s College, Calcutta, ...

Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; Ganesha, the remover of ...

DHAKA, Nov 12, 2024 (BSS) – Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma today said national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s ...

Patna's Kalibari held its annual Jagaddhatri Puja, continuing a 30-year tradition. Devotees celebrated with prayers and ...

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocked the Opposition's Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra, describing ...

Taapsee Pannu will be performing her own stunts in the upcoming action-thriller Gandhari. The film marks her sixth ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Mythili comes to Singapore this month to participate in Kalaa Utsavam 2024 — as one of the artistes in GIGENIS – the ...

“I have immense respect for women. We worship Goddess Kali and Durga. Disrespecting women is not in the culture of Bengal.