An exhibition of Indian textiles at the Abegg-Stiftung in Switzerland not only shows the beauty of the fabric produced during the Mughal period (1526-1858) but also explores their uses and the motifs used in the designs that have now become… Continue reading
The Rijksmuseum’s exhibition of Indian photography, Crossings, in the photography gallery is showing 19th-century British colonial photography and contemporary works by the French-Sri Lankan artist Vasantha Yogananthan in dialogue to consider links between past and present. The show is the… Continue reading
The travels of St Thomas in India are hardly being proclaimed from the rooftops, but his message is as alive as ever in the lands that revere him two thousand years after his first visit. The great religions of history… Continue reading
The metal rattrap was large and sat on the cornice like an ornament. When I questioned the Indian porter about its use, he did not mince his words. ‘Rats,’ he said. I was in a temple town in Tamil Nadu… Continue reading
The metal rat trap was large and sat on the cornice like an ornament. When I questioned the Indian porter about its use, he did not mince his words. ‘Rats,’ he said. I was in a temple town in Tamil… Continue reading
This year, as part of the UK-India Year of Culture celebrating the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence, a dazzling range of Mughal paintings is being exhibited at the Fitzwilliam Museum. As Marcus Fraser remarks in his preface to the absorbing… Continue reading
This year, as part of the UK-India Year of Culture celebrating the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence, a dazzling range of Mughal and Indian paintings is being exhibited at the Fitzwilliam Museum, part of Cambridge University. Fitzwilliam Museum’s Collection of… Continue reading
Enduring Splendour Jewellery of India’s That Desert exhibition explores the traditions of Indian jewellery against the background of a 5,000-year history of jewellery making across the Indian subcontinent as a whole. Drawing on recent field research carried out in the… Continue reading
ENDURING SPLENDOUR explores the traditions of the Thar Desert against the background of a 5,000-year history of jewellery making across the Indian subcontinent. Drawing on recent field research carried out in the city of Jaisalmer, a thriving centre of contemporary… Continue reading