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
Team L&M Development Commissioner (Handlooms) launched the “Handloom Hackathon 2025,” yesterday. It is a pioneering national competition set to revolutionise India’s handloom sector. Organised in collaboration with the National Design Centre and Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer, IIT Delhi, the hackathon will be one of the key highlights of this year’s National Handloom Day […]Read More
Benoy K Behl The Vijayanagara Empire emerged in the mid-14th century and soon encompassed most of South India, from coast to coast. By the mid-15th century, the kingdom stretched from North Karnataka to Kerala and from the Malabar Coast to Orissa. At Hampi, on the banks of the Tungabhadra river, was made the imperial capital […]Read More
Damaru har har baje goes the popular Shiva stuti. Summer is here but drummers are quiet! And everyone in most of the hot and happening North India or South, East or West wish they were in cooler climes. Only one metro – Bangalore is 25 degrees in June! – read my lips T.W.E.N.T.Y F.I.V.E! Landing […]Read More
India that is Bharat is so rich and diverse in its arts and crafts, that all of Europe and America put together may not have such diversity of forms, richness of tribal, folk, ritual content and continuity, historically. This is no sweeping statement but borne out of research. Google now helps even the uneducated to […]Read More
Team L&M The 16th – century stepwell, Rajon ki Baoli, located in Mehrauli Archaeological Park, New Delhi is now open to the public. Working towards protecting India’s cultural and environmental heritage, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund India (WMFI) and the TCS Foundation, has now successfully completed its […]Read More
