Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha: Celebrating Faith and Community in Islamic India
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are the two most significant Islamic festivals in India, uniting communities in prayer, charity, and ...
Month: March 2025
Pongal and Makar Sankranti: Sun, Gratitude, and New Beginnings
Pongal and Makar Sankranti together announce India’s first great festival cycle of the year—when the Sun’s northward passage is honored, ...
Onam: Kerala’s Harvest Festival -Celebration of King Mahabali
Onam is Kerala’s grand harvest homecoming—a ten‑day cascade of floral carpets, feasts on banana leaves, boat races, folk arts, and ...
Durga Puja: Celebrating the Divine Feminine in Bengal
Durga Puja stands as Bengal's most iconic festival, a ten-day celebration of the goddess Durga’s victory over evil and the ...
Holi: The Festival of Colors
Holi, known as the “Festival of Colors,” is one of India’s most exuberant and widely celebrated festivals, embodying the joy ...
Diwali:Celebrating Light Over Darkness Across India
Diwali, or Deepavali, is perhaps India's most radiant and widely celebrated festival, epitomizing the victory of light over darkness and ...
Contemporary Indian Sculpture: Exploring 20th and 21st Century Innovations
Contemporary Indian sculpture, evolving vigorously through the 20th and 21st centuries, reflects a rich interplay of global modernist ideas, indigenous ...
Colonial Architecture in India: Indo-Saracenic, Art Deco
Colonial architecture in India charts a fascinating arc from revivalist hybrids to streamlined modernity. The Indo-Saracenic mode fused Indian and ...
Indian Textiles: From Silk Sarees to Block Prints
Indian textiles are a living archive of techniques, trade routes, ritual aesthetics, and regional identities—ranging from lustrous silk sarees to ...
Madhubani Painting: Folk Art from Bihar
Madhubani painting—also called Mithila art—is a vibrant folk tradition from the Mithila region of Bihar (and adjoining Nepal), famed for ...
