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
It is not very often that one gets to meet an Indian classical male dancer who is extremely handsome with a dashing personality and an attitude that shows years of his dance training. My trip to the United States of America some time back was very fruitful and exciting because I got to meet many […]Read More
Delhi-based artist Ghazali Moinuddin has shared one of his paintings with www.lifeandmore.in that depicts the advent of Coronavirus in India and how the country is fighting it. “The virus is represented as a red wave entering the lush green fields of the Indian landscape. The virus has entered the country but has not covered the […]Read More