Team L&M The Ministry of Culture is all set to launch the ‘Gyan Bharatam’, a landmark national initiative dedicated to preserving, digitising, and disseminating India’s manuscript heritage. To mark this occasion, it began the first-ever three-day Gyan Bharatam International Conference today. The conference titled ‘Reclaiming India’s Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage’, began at Vigyan Bhawan, […]Read More
Skyscanner Reveals 8 in 10 Indians Plan Trips Around Culture in 2025 Team L&M Global travel app Skyscanner recently released its latest Cultural Tourism report, highlighting a rising trend among Indians travelling in pursuit of authentic local heritage, traditions, and experiences. According to the findings, 82% of Indian travellers are very keen on visiting destinations […]Read More
Neha Mangal Have you ever wondered why Lord Ganesha choose a mouse as his ride (vehicle or vahana)? Well, the story goes that Ganesha asked the rat to be his vehicle, after a battle with Gajamukha demon who did severe penance and obtained invincible powers from Lord Shiva as per the advice of Guru Shukraachaarya […]Read More
Neha Mangal A cultural tradition observed on Ganesh Chaturthi is avoiding sighting the moon (Chandra Darshan)—a practice rooted in Puranic legend. Lord Ganesha was once mocked by the moon, leading to his curse that anyone who sees the moon on Ganesh Chaturthi would be unjustly defamed and tarnished with Mithya Dosha (false accusation or dishonor) […]Read More
Team L&M At a time when textile art is experiencing a global resurgence, Where the River Meets the Sea, an exhibition of textile art by six leading contemporary women artists reflects how women artists are at the forefront of this movement. Merging tradition with contemporary thought, these artists have created works that resonate with today’s […]Read More
Benoy K Behl In about 850 CE, a Chola chieftain named Vijayalaya took control of Thanjavur and ushered in an era of unsurpassed prosperity and grandeur in Tamil Nadu. The most beautiful temples of South India were made under the rule of the Cholas. At Narthamalai, located on top of a hill, amidst the great […]Read More
Rajkumar Kumawat Crafts rise above the idea of tangible goods and are composed of material and immaterial legacies. They serve as a communication tool and a link between the past and the present. Their idea of preserving narrative, in addition to the technique, adds a new character to the place. This is being embraced in […]Read More
Team L&M If you are interested in knowing more about our freedom fighters, especially women freedom fighters, do visit IIC, New Delhi. At the Art Gallery in Kamaladevi Complex there is running an exhibition Hamaara Itihaas Archives of Freedom Fighters. It is India’s first and perhaps the only international archive with a special focus on women […]Read More
Benoy K Behl According to ancient texts, the deity in the sanctum of the temple is depicted closest to its all-pervasive nature. It is a manifestation of the ultimate truth. There also developed a great tradition of Utsava murtis or ‘festival images’. The deity, in many manifestations of human form, comes out to the streets […]Read More
In metro India, where is leisure time – of a nice walkthrough park – acres of well-kept greenery and elegant buildings? In the heart of Delhi, there’s the Lodhi Garden then there’s the Sundar Nursery. Bangalore has Cubbon Park and Lalbagh; Bombay has Hanging Gardens and Borivali National Park; Chennai, the beach and Kolkata, the […]Read More
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