THE SELEUCIDS AND THE MAURYAS The Mauryan Empire was a vibrant empire that had contacts with several regions of the Ancient World. The Greeks, also...
Background & Genesis: Masks & Mud or Terracotta The word ‘mask’ appeared in English in the 1530s from the French ‘masque’ which means to conceal...
The Mandana Art is the visual folk art of the state of Rajasthan and is regarded as one of the oldest surviving tribal art forms...
BLOCK PRINTING IN RAJASTHAN History has witnessed the crafting of Indian textiles with various techniques, including printing and dyeing cotton cloth, since the 12th century....
Gold predominantly known in jewellery form, had much more to it, the Deccani paintings of Tanjore takes us back to the epoch when gold was...
In the vastly stretched history of India, there have been several seats of power, which have captivated the eyes of the beholder. One among them...
India has a rich history of making gold jewellery which traditionally links the past and present generations together. In South India, temples have been centres...
Gold has been an inseparable entity of Hindu mythology. The Rigveda confirms that the creator himself, Brahma, was born from the golden cosmic egg and...
Indian culture is a manifestation of grandeur. There is vibrance, colour, extravagance and celebration. But central to all is gold. Gold is integral to Indian...
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The term Hiranyagarbha translated as the ‘Golden womb’ encapsulates the tale of the origin of the universe as described in the Vedic philosophy. The Hiranyagrbha...
