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Authored by Radhika Raghav, University of Otago; Swinburne University of TechnologyThis article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. For much of the 20th century, the most admired wife in Marathi-speaking India was not a woman at all. Bal Gandharva (1888–1967), a celebrated impersonator of Marathi sangeet natak […]

This week, my feed has been flooded with the never-ending celebration of the Bayeux Tapestry being on view in Britain. The New York Times published a feature on the years of behind-the-scenes diplomacy it took to bring perhaps the most famous textile in the world across the Channel, reporting that a senior British culture official

Christie’s launched its Spring Marquee Week with a historic evening in New York, achieving a combined total of $1.12 billion across two major sales, marking only the second time a single night of auctions has crossed the billion-dollar threshold. The evening brought together Masterpieces: The Private Collection of S.I. Newhouse and the 20th Century Evening

Mario Miranda’s world is a 100 years old, and everyone is still as fresh as a daisy Written by Santanu Borah Miss Nimbupani is 100 years old. And she hasn’t aged a day. She is as glam as she was, and she still gives the side-eye when ignored. Obviously, you cannot ignore her. She can

Art Basel 2026 will feature select Indian galleries, continuing the country’s presence at the world’s premier art fair despite a relatively modest representation amid 290 exhibitors from 43 countries.Vadehra Art Gallery and Tarq stand out with dedicated projects in the Feature and Statements sectors, respectively, while Chemould Prescott Road and Experimenter participate in the main

The Living Tradition of Gond Art Gond Art comes from the Gond tribes of central India, mainly in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra. Artists use natural colours, fine lines, and rhythmic dots to create lively forms. They paint trees, animals, and myths that reflect their connection with nature. These murals bring stories to life on

Warli art is a tribal painting tradition from Maharashtra that is known for its simple forms, white motifs, and strong connection to daily life, ritual, and nature. It is often described as an “art of the living” because it reflects the social and seasonal rhythms of the Warli people rather than epic or mythological themes.