Benoy K Behl In the 13th century, in Odisha on the eastern coast of India, was made a grand temple dedicated to Surya, the Sun. It was the tallest and most magnificent temple made in India, the climax of 800 years of building structural stone temples. It was built by King Narasimhamahadeva I of the […]Read More
Benoy K Behl After over a thousand years of rock-cut shrines in India, structural stone temples, in grand and developed styles, were made by the 8th century. The southern form was seen in Tamil Nadu under the Pallavas. Under the early Western Chalukyas, both southern and northern forms were seen at Pattadakal and Alampur. In […]Read More
Benoy K Behl The rock-cut caves of ancient India, carved out of the hard rock of mountains, are among the greatest body of the monuments of mankind. It is amazing to see the scale and grandeur of these, as well as the sophisticated and detailed sculpture within them. From the time of Emperor Ashoka in […]Read More
Bonoy K Behl From the 1st century onwards in India, the human form became the main embodiment of philosophic concepts. These exquisite forms were made to move us and to transport us beyond our worldly concerns, to that which was more important. Temples were conceived as homes for the deity: where the formless eternal takes […]Read More
A very healthy new year! Happy now means healthy; Post Covid has taught us that. A for…. a year ahead with hope. A for… a new way to think A for … Not my name or me but just be! The year started with A book, A film and A conversation @BIC. That’s Bangalore International […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Most people are not aware that at least a score of Hindu deities are very actively worshipped in Japan. In fact, there are hundreds of shrines to Saraswati alone. There are innumerable representations of Lakshmi, Indra, Brahma, Ganesha, Garuda and other deities. In fact, deities we have practically forgotten in India, such […]Read More
Team L&M Panorama, an exhibition consisting of a diverse range of mediums from watercolor on paper, gouache and oil on canvas, acrylic on canvas to mixed media transcends all barriers to showcase the opulent art and culture of India in a mélange of vibrant hues. Works by Ruchi Sharma and Mridul Chakraborty The word Panorama […]Read More
Team L&M With an aim to preserve and celebrate the long-lived Hindu culture and promote positive vibrations in the surroundings, Mumbai-based abstract artist Krupa Shah installed Abhiscka, a conch sculpture at Mumbai’s Vasantrao Naik Chowk, Tardeo. The inauguration of the conch was initiated by Krupa Shah along with Maharashtra Minister of Tourism, Environment & Protocol […]Read More
Sukriti Tankha The KLF Bhava Samvad hosted a session on the book In the footsteps of Rama – Travels with Ramayana (HarperCollins) recently. Authors of the book Vikrant Pande and Neelesh Kulkarni participated in the talk which was moderated by economist and author Sanjeev Sanyal. The book is a tale of authors’ quest to find […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha It has been a decade that anthropologist-travel writer-freelance journalist Haroon Khalid has been travelling extensively around Pakistan to document the country’s cultural and historical heritage. Author of three published books, A White Trail: A Journey into the Heart of Pakistan’s Religious Minorities, In Search of Shiva: A Study of Folk Religious Practices […]Read More
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