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Eternal Promises of the Gadiya Lohar Community

August 28, 2022

The sun peeking through the Banyan tree is showering rays of golden glitters. For Ila, one of the members of the Gadiya Lohar community, the day started much earlier.

The ‘Sunehra Taar’ in an Adda

August 23, 2022

Sitting on his grand Durbar, having a puff out of his regal Hookah, there was an evident reason that Firoz Shah Tughlaq mentioned a word-of-oblivion ‘Zardozi’ in his autobiography, ‘Futuhat-i-Firozshahi’

Ardhanarishwara: How Indian Art has Shaped its Legacy

July 19, 2022

Ardhanarishwara is one of the most significant symbols that has been signifying gender fluidity since times immemorial. The oldest images being a part of Kushana coins, dates back from 35-60 AD. Representing the union of duality, Ardhanarishwara or Ardhanareshwara depicts how masculine and feminine powers…

The Unbreakable Ties between Indian Crafts and Rakhi

July 17, 2022

Between childhood memories and grown-up dreams, you know that your siblings and partners-in-crime will always have your back! Raksha Bandhan is one such wonderful occasion that celebrates these beautiful bonds and cherishes them for a lifetime with the symbolic and auspicious thread of 'Rakhi'. It…

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Eternal Promises of the Gadiya Lohar Community

The ‘Sunehra Taar’ in an Adda

Ardhanarishwara: How Indian Art has Shaped its Legacy

The Unbreakable Ties between Indian Crafts and Rakhi

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