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History encrusted in gold
In the Kundan technique, the base setting, or ghat, of the jewel is first made in 22-karat gold, with cavities reserved for each gemstone.
17 February 2024, 23:09 IST
History encrusted in gold
17 February 2024, 23:09 IST
Samosas and the king of cockroaches
Written in Persian and Urdu prose using the Naskh script, and containing hundreds of recipes, the book has paintings that illustrate various stages of cooking and eating.
09 September 2023, 23:02 IST
Samosas and the king of cockroaches
09 September 2023, 23:02 IST
A gesture of protection
The abhaya mudra appears most significantly within Buddhist art — in murals, sculpture, thangkas and popular prints — where its context informs its particular symbolic meaning.
27 May 2023, 20:15 IST
A gesture of protection
27 May 2023, 20:15 IST
Bejewelled blades of Mughal India
What made these sabres even more special was that often, they were put together using parts that had been made hundreds of years apart, many times in lands that were distant from each other.
25 February 2023, 20:30 IST
Bejewelled blades of Mughal India
25 February 2023, 20:30 IST
Where the earth is better than heaven
Jain cosmology is elaborately structured, with a degree of layered symmetry and repetition and the images are a fascinating record of a complex worldview.
28 January 2023, 20:06 IST
Where the earth is better than heaven
28 January 2023, 20:06 IST
Dwelling on beauty and prowess
The sixth-century Tamil Shaiva poet-saint Karaikkal Ammaiyar is the only female Nayanar whose poems survive. These are not autobiographical and instead focus on lord Shiva.
18 November 2022, 08:09 IST
Dwelling on beauty and prowess
18 November 2022, 08:09 IST
The Rembrandt-royal connection
Not many know that Dutch master artist produced a set of 23 drawings based on Mughal miniature paintings.
10 September 2022, 20:15 IST
The Rembrandt-royal connection
10 September 2022, 20:15 IST
Quilting layers of tradition
Each quilter’s innate appreciation of colour as well as the various naturally occurring shapes and motifs in the vicinity influences the designs and patterns that appear on the finished quilt.
14 August 2022, 05:24 IST
Quilting layers of tradition
14 August 2022, 05:24 IST
