| Darbar Asian Music Festival 2009 |
Darbar Asian Music Festival 2009
 The International South Asian Concert known as Darbar held this year is regarded as the biggest Indian Classical Music concert outside the subcontinent held in London.
The festival has been tagged by the famous Songlines Magazine as the best Britain South Asian Music Festival. Running continuously for three consecutive days with world famous artists performing beautiful melodies of Hindustani as well as Carnatic music, the festival this year is planned in batches divided in the morning, afternoo
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| 2008 Witnessed A Surge In Global Interest For Indian Art |
2008 Witnessed A Surge In Global Interest For Indian Art
The year 2008 was an unforgettable one for Indian art in a lot of ways. To quote art critics, “ To imagine the size of global interest ten years ago would be very tough.”
If a comparison is drawn between metro cities in India and New Delhi, in Delhi many big companies involved in sales and art exhibitions and even upcoming new artists have led these trends of
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| An Introduction To Burmese Sculpture |
An Introduction To Burmese Sculpture
 We can get a clear idea from the Burmese literature that the carvings as well as the monuments are historic and amazing art forms in Burma. Since Burma is situated between India and China, its traditional culture has greatly been influenced by these countries especially the Indian subcontinent. In ancient Burmese as well as Pyu cultures, large traces of the Indian culture can be seen. About 60% of the Burmese literature
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| Ikat Weaving |
Ikat Weaving
 The principal method of Ikat Weaving, a traditional Indian handicraft form involves the technique of tie-die method, which utilizes compliant woven materials to be produced with the help of artisans trained in this craft, usually from an early age.
Mostly centered in the Andhra region of Southern India, some of the main centers of Ikat weaving include Pochampali, Narayanpur, and Koyalagudem. Puttapaka as well as Choutuppal are centers on Ikat weaving too.
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| Nepali Folk Music Album & Band Review: Kutumba |
Nepali Folk Music Album & Band Review: Kutumba
 The famous Kutumba group, which is a renowned Nepali band, announced the release of Naulo Bihani, which is their 3rd album, in a spectacular manner on Saturday at the entrance of the Patan Museum.
Once the band finished performing live in front of a large audience, the famous vocalist Kumar Basnet, accompanied by Subi Shah took out the first CD from a traditional purse which was made by hand, to launch the album.
Kutumba is a new group, which is formed by six young lads who belong to Kathmandu, ...
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