Gaatha / गाथा - Traditional Indian Handicrafts

Thewa

There are some who need a tree to meditate. And some who need music. But then there are those, who fend for…

Who will buy these delicate, bright Rainbow-tinted circles of light? Lustrous tokens of radiant lives, For happy daughters and happy…

Paan, neta, jalebi, uparwaala and lathi…. A popular Sunday times article defines these amongst others, as those torchbearers of Indianness,…

He sculpted a pigeon out of marble that was mistaken for real by a flock of flying birds, who halted to gather…

It’s a familiar sight. Hues of the melting twilight blend into the silhouettes of curious listeners who have assembled around…

Music, they say, is the silence between two notes. The silence becomes even more omnipresent as it makes rare appearances…

On a casual stroll along the meandering markets of the Pushkar fair, as spectacles of mystery unfold and as strong local…

If Kashmir is fondly regarded as the paradise on earth then Srinagar has to be the ultimate abode for all things angelic. One…

Assam has a rich tradition of the theatrical arts. The tradition of the temple dancers in Assam goes back to the 9th…

Meet Mr. Sudhamay Das. When this 55 year old gentleman retired from his government job, little did he realize that within him…

Theater, street plays, wanderer storytellers have always given face to what were mere descriptions in the scripts. These tales, a…

Ever been to a music concert? …. Well the one that plays in the houses of Bhujodiis a wee bit different,…