| Jodhpuri Bandhini | Jodhpuri Bandhini: Traditional Indian Tie-and-Dye Technique
 The Tie and Dye technique popularly known as Bandhini is a one used in Rajasthan, and is hundreds of years old. Attractive patterns made by talented artists using varieties of dyes are the main feature of the Bandhini technique. Beads and nails are used to hold the material firmly in place and from this
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| The Dying Song | "The Dying Song" - Play On Indian Courtesan Tradition In UK
 An Indian play, known as “The Dying Song”, which highlighted various aspects of the Courtesan tradition followed in India in the olden days, was a big hit at a famous hall in the UK - the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
This event made Asian culture as well as music very popular internationally as various media reports mentioned the favorable response of the appreciative attendees towards the play’s historical nuances so
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| The Art of Kalaripayattu | Kalaripayattu Mortal Combat Training Art
 Brief History Of Kalaripayattu
Kalaripayattu has often been referred to as the mother of all martial art forms, often surpassing the legendary powers of other Oriental combat arts as history traces it back over 3000 years to the time of wise, old Sage and epic warrior, Parasurama. The sage was regarded as someone with the strength, muscular and mental both, to have
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| Arpana Dance Company | Arpana Dance Company, Orange County
 The Indian dance, which is formed by a blending of smooth tunes, literature, stage acts, pace and bright colors, marked by expressive hand and eye movements, is none other than the Bharata Natyam. In order for its culture and tradition to carry on, endless hours of dedication mentally as well
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| Origin of Sufi Music | Origin Of Sufi Music
Many of you may have been soothed by the familiar strains of spiritually connected Sufi music at a lounge bar or friend’s party without even realizing what its all about.
That’s not such a surprise considering modern music has incorporated within it many forms of this essentially devotional music, e.g. Sufi-Trance, Sufi-Pop, Sufi-Experimental Electronic besides a
host of other sub-genres that have appeared in the last 25 years to further inspire bewildered awe about this traditionally sacred c...
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| Farewell Manjit Bawa | Farewell Manjit Bawa
 It was a black Monday on December 29th 2008 as the famous sixty seven year old painter Manjit Bawa expired at his Green Park home in the south of Delhi. He had been in coma since three years due to a stroke before he took his last breath. His wife had already
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| Manipuri Hand Weaving | Manipuri Hand Weaving Art
A major industry in Manipur is the Textile industry where silk and cotton cloths are woven on looms and large quantities of cotton cloth are imported as well. Various colors like black, orange, red, pink, green and yellow are used to die cotton yarn. Geometric shaped blocks and stripes are put together to form artistic designs which are arranged in a vertical and
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| Tagore : Lest we Forget | Tagore :: Lest We Forget: The Most Renowned Of Indian Artists
 When art lovers reminisce great Indian artists who have gone before them their thoughts go back to one great artist whose works has made him immortal in the minds of society. This is none other than Rabindranath Tagore of West Bengal, India.
Rabindranath Tagore was a great artist who played a great role in shaping the future of Indian Modern Art. He stressed a lot on
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Parts of Europe and America besides the rest of the world have awakened to the fusion forms of Sufi music today, which also offers an alternate way to attain mental peace. This deviation has come under a lot of criticism from purist Sufi musicians who consider changing around the vintage, traditional essence of
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