Hoysala Architecture
The Hoysala era (1026 CE – 1343 CE) was marked by illustrious achievements in art, architecture, and culture. The nucleus of this activity lay in the present day Hassan district…
New Google project-We Wear Culture
Textile collections from museums and cultural institutions of India, along with at least three unique Indian weaving traditions — Baluchari, Patola and brocades — have featured in Google’s virtual exhibition…
Tanjore painting
What is Tanjore Art? Tanjore Art or Thanjavur Art is an art form that orginates from the ancient city of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, India. It is popular not only…
A festival of drums with a message
The banks of the Bharathapuzha at Perumparamba, near Edappal, are set to reverberate with the sounds of the largest traditional percussion ensemble in Kerala. Panchavadyam Literally meaning an orchestra of…
Japan’s men-only island up for World Heritage status
A Unesco advisory body has recommended adding Japan’s island of Okinoshima, a men-only ancient religious site in Fukuoka prefecture, to its World Heritage list. The advisory body, the International Council…
Khooni Bhandara
A unique underground water management structure of the Mughal era in Madhya Pradesh, known as the ‘Khooni Bhandara,’ is eyeing the tag of UNESCO world heritage site. The ancient water…
Chenchus a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group
Chenchus are a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group whose hamlets or Pentas dot the Nallamala forest range spread across four to five districts in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. They are…
Tiwa tribe in Assam
Men of Tiwa tribe in Assam kill protected species such as deer, boar, goat, pangolin and porcupine in a ritual-cum-sport. For two or three months in a year, men of…
Basaveshwara – A visionary of total revolution
It is evident that the seeds of modern concepts of ‘sarvodaya’ and ‘total revolution’ were sowed in Karnataka, during twelfth century itself by the great revolutionary-Basaveshwara. His practical approach and act…
Basavanna
Basavanna, also known as Bhaktibhandari (literally, the treasurer of devotion), was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, Kannada poet and a social reformer during the reign of the Kalachuri-dynasty king Bijjala I in…