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Krispin Joseph PX How do we choose hairstyles for us? From where we took the reference for that? Bollywood stars and other celebrities from sports may influence us to prefer hairstyles. Do you think about ancient hairstyles and how the ancient people manage their hair and the hairstyle? How can we understand the ancient hairstyle? […]
Surprising Story of Ancient Indian Art and Indian Hairstyle Read More »
Prachi Sahasrabudhe Calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing, has fascinated humanity for millennia. Sadiquain Naqqash, a renowned Pakistani artist, was one significant individual who revitalised calligraphy. Sadiquain revolutionised calligraphic art with his unique style and inventive technique, leaving an enduring imprint on the artistic landscape. In this essay, we will look at Sadiquain Naqqash’s mesmerising
The Cross-Culturalism of Sadiquain Naqqash’s Calligraphy Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Crimes related to Art and culture are currently ranked as the third largest criminal enterprise globally. In comparison with terrorism, drugs and violent crimes, art and cultural crimes are not considered “crimes” against people and their life. What is Art crime? Art crime is an umbrella term; many things are in that
Do you Know about Art Crime: How We Lost Heritage Objects? Read More »
Digvijay Nikam There is a significant relationship between writing and painting. Our painting tradition has been saturated with it. But now we have developed a purist mode where we have separated the two. This is like saying that when you see, you should shut your ears; while you hear, you should close your eyes. You
The Rebellious Artworld of Gulam Mohammed Sheikh Read More »
Prachi Sahasrabudhe Quran calligraphy, also known as Islamic or Arabic calligraphy, is a highly regarded art style distinguished by delicate and flowing forms. It is strongly ingrained in Islamic culture, and it has been used to transcribe and embellish lines from the Quran – ‘the holy book of Islam.’ It is used to write Arabic
Smriti Malhotra Textiles have played a significant role in the trading practices between countries since the beginning of time. Our Indian textiles such as double ikat patola have been traded to far away islands of Indonesia, Indian chintz & Kashmiri shawls to Europe, but in this article we shall be talking about a beautiful
The Chinese Connection of Parsi-Gara Embroidery Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Why is celebrated female Artists Amrita Sherl Gil known as Indian Frida Kahlo? Both of them were living (Amrita Sher-Gil was born in 1913 and died in 1941, and Frida was born in 1907 and died in 1954) at the same time in history and were affected by the war on different
Amrita Shergil & Frida Kahlo! Should We Even Compare? Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Can anyone imagine a social life without websites and apps? We rely on websites and apps with many motives in our daily life; ticket-food-material booking, bank payments, and other government offer and applications are entirely online-based. We depend upon both private and government websites and apps. The last two decades have been
Design Aesthetics: Why are Government Websites Look Weird? Read More »
Smriti Malhotra Since the beginning of time, our ancestors have left sacred images of the female form. From the caves of Lascaux in France to the terracotta images found in the Indus Valley civilisations the art and artefacts which represent humans’ earliest myth making tendencies, indicate a deep reverence for life and, in particular, for
Why Gujarat’s Mata Ni Pachedi so sacred? Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX What is the most unique artefact we got from the great Indus Valley Civilization? Many things have been excavated from Harappa and Mohenjo Daro, and most of the artefacts are monuments of our grand civilisation and history. Dancing Girl is a unique artefact from the Indus Valley, though the feminine element of