A new book brings short histories of Phad, Kalighat, and other iconic Indian folk art styles

Simran Tapadia

· Jul 15, 2025 · 01:30 pm

Moving from scrolls to key chains, an art form from Telangana fights to stay relevant

Arti Das

· May 19, 2018 · 11:30 am

If this rare Kolkata museum shuts down, Bengal will lose a part of its soul

Sujaan Mukherjee

· Feb 26, 2018 · 11:30 am

Frogs have an abiding presence in Indian art and mythology. Then why don’t we try to conserve them?

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Feb 03, 2018 · 03:30 pm

The next generation of India’s folk artists is breaking from the traditions of their parents

Chanpreet Khurana

· Jan 29, 2018 · 11:30 am

Phad paintings: Rajasthan’s travelling temples are fading away after half a millennium

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Oct 14, 2017 · 11:30 am

Watch: The story of New Delhi’s puppeteers who have been hit hard by a demolition drive in the city

Venkataraghavan Rajagopalan

· Sep 27, 2017 · 09:00 am

Sex selection, Bollywood, urban chaos: Madhubani art is finding new themes after decades

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Aug 03, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Photos: A pattachitra artist draws from Hindu mythology without depicting anything religious

Aakash Karkare

· Apr 12, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Indian folk art meets Picasso in an Assamese artist's latest work

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Oct 26, 2016 · 12:30 pm