“Tamil Nadu is a long way from Orissa.” This is what was on Tejasmi Das’ mind when her husband, Ashok Das, an IPS officer was transferred to Madurai district in 1995. In Odisha, she was an artist, a ...

NAGPUR: Tanjore paintings, which can often be seen adorning living rooms and corporate office walls, never fail to grab art lovers’ attention. With their rich blend of bright colours, use of pure gold ...

CHENNAI: When Tanjore Maharaja Sarboji painted and promoted Tanjore Paintings, little he would have guessed how popular the art would become. Samboji Raja Bhonsle and Raghavan Raja Bhonsle, both ...

Q: Could you please provide any information on the value and origin of this artwork? This was picked up at an estate sale. I was told it is Tanjore artwork. The artwork measures 19 inches by 19 inches ...

HYDERABAD: It was the Marathi invasion in 17th century that brought the cross cultural changes in southern art forms opined renowned dancer Yashoda Thakore. Sharing her views on the cross-cultural ...

The imposing 216 ft high granite vimanam of the Brihadeeswara temple, a grand edifice built by Raja Raja Chola I, today stands like a silent sentinel looking over Thanjavur, the ancient city that ...

M D Muthukumaraswamy is a writer and folklorist. Chennai based artist Balaji Srinivasan has redefined approach, content of the art form. Almost every traditional Tamil home has a framed painting of ...

Tanjore Painting is an art-form that was developed in a South Indian town called Tanjore the capital city of the Chola dynasty, encouraged by it's Maratha rulers of the 17th century. The same art form ...

Taking a cue from the Google Chrome communication developed by BBH New York – 'the web is what you make of it' – the Indian counterpart of the agency has replicated the campaign of the search giant in ...