Team L&M In Bihar, Dimkach dance is performed in Mithila and Bhojpur regions while in Jharkhand, it is Nagpuri folk dance. The women and men of groom’s and bride’s family perform this dance during all major marriage ceremonies. They form a semi-circle to perform this particular dance by holding hands of each other and lyrics […]Read More
By SHOVANA NARAYAN Can an Indian classical dancer have a Master’s degree in physics? To many, it would seem that the question is rhetoric. This is easy to comprehend as we all tend to “compartmentalise” people and vocations in a box for this lends inner and mental security. Similarly, a policeman is required to talk […]Read More
Team L&M Chhau is a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk traditions. It has three styles – the Purulia Chau of Bengal, the Seraikella Chau of Jharkhand, and the Mayurbhanj Chau of Odisha. The dance form originated in Eastern India. The dance ranges from celebrating martial arts, acrobatics and athletics performed in festive […]Read More
Benoy K Behl It is in a shrine of the Talagirishwara Temple in Pannamalai, a remote village in Tamil Nadu that you will come across this hardly-ever-seen painting of Shivakami or Parvati of the 7th century. Such surviving paintings help to establish the continuous tradition of painting in ancient India from the 2nd cent. BCE onwards. […]Read More
Team L&M To bridge the gap between society and allow art enthusiasts to fulfill their passion while helping those in need during these difficult times as also to provide a cushion of support to the victims of Covid-19, The Lexicon Art in association with Round Table India is organising an online art show – Art […]Read More
Dance is a field that needs total dedication and determination and I am sure you will agree with me if I say that this commitment lasts a lifetime. It takes years for a raw diamond to be cut and then crafted and then it slowly starts to shine. In due course of time, it starts […]Read More
Singer Ashok Mastie of Khadke glassy fame has brought together artistes like Mika Singh and Jasbir Jassi for a song, Haunsla na chhadin, which aims at motivating people in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Sung by Ashok Mastie, the lyrics have been penned by Kewal Arora with music by Money Sondh. The concept and […]Read More
Team L&M Beginning April 25, Serendipity Arts Festival is launching, SAF 2020 x You, a digital initiative, a new digital experience for all those who are braving the pandemic in quarantine and living in lockdown. Evenly spread across five-six days, it will be hosted on different social media platforms of the Festival and supported by […]Read More
Art is a great stressbuster Priyanka Banerjee As an art curator, I see art as a destressing and meditative tool to get out of this depressive phase. In the field of art, it is in common knowledge that colours have healing power and are extremely beneficial to anyone interested in holistic healing. It can be […]Read More
Benoy K Behl The Buddhist path of compassion travelled not only across Asia but also on an artery of the Silk Route to Europe. The photograph here shows traditional European Buddhists with a statue of an acharya from Nalanda University at Kalmykia in Russia, the only part of Europe with a Buddhist heritage. In December […]Read More