A man who knew Sanskrit, Persian and Latin apart from Bengali and English — and had a working knowledge of French, German and ...

The City as a Museum — an art gallery’s annual event in Kolkata that transforms streets into living museums for revisiting historical narratives — will this year bring alive, among other ...

Becharam Das Dutta, one of the few ‘pat’ artists known by name, was one of the earliest known Kalighat painters to combine ...

The lines between art and architecture were blown apart with the power of imagination in Splinter Puncture Sliver Spall, a ...

Jaideep Mazumdar Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs said that the group admired the beauty and scientific temperament of 'one of the most impressive' World Heritage UNESCO Site.

People also visit various handicraft fairs in Kolkata to collect souvenirs as these exhibitions help them to understand the significance of each art form. Apart from collecting handicrafts, ...

Without formal training or funding, they have braved rugged terrain, deciphered ancient scripts and uncovered hidden ...

After the humdrums and expensive expenditures in the previous month, if you are looking for a budget-friendly winter getaway ...

The discovery of Libyan Desert Glass in King Tutankhamun's tomb unveils a fascinating link between ancient Egyptian artistry ...

Hulivesha or Pilivesha (tiger dance) is a folk art of the Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka. (On right) Painting depicts ...

The 81-year-old iconic Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu) -- that connects the cities of Kolkata and Howrah -- will remain closed to traffic for five hours on the intervening night of Saturday and ...