When it came to royal wedding spectacles in the last century, Mysore’s maharajas knew how to put on a show
Read more ...Divine Love: 5 delicious details about the Rasa Lila
‘An Embarrassment of Riches: Glimpses from India’s Natural History’ by Bikram Grewal
Finding Jesus: When Mughal Art Discovered the Land of the Bible
Starting in the 16th century, Christian themes went viral in traditional Indian art. Shubhasree Purkayastha explains how it all began
Read more ...Inside the Issanama
In December 2018, the curtains went up on a very special show that lies at the intersection of art and history, and offers lush evidence of the plurality and syncretism inherent in Indian culture. Issanama or the Christ Commission is a unique collaboration between an artist steeped in ancient art practices and a patron alive… Read more »
Read more ...Locating Christ: Ranjit Hoskote in conversation with Paul Abraham
“Modern, contemporary, ancient, folk. All of these terms really dissolve in the face of art-making.”
“Modern, contemporary, ancient, folk. All of these terms really dissolve in the face of art-making.”
Read more ...Temple Towns: Avudaiyarkoil
Temple Towns: Perumal Koil, Thirumayam
Maximum Art: The Incredible Journey of Indian Miniatures
Issanama at the Serendipity Arts Festival 2018
We could not have asked for a more perfect location for this very special debut
Chettiars: The History of A People by MV Subbiah
Meet the Muse
The Issanama may be the story of Jesus, but it draws from a syncretic narrative of history as embodied by Emperor Akbar’s incredible Hamzanama folios
Read more ...Numismatics workshop for City As Lab
Our first outreach workshop of 2019 was all about the money!
1857: The History of an Uprising by Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Temple Towns
In Chettinad, we stopped at many temples and shrines and listened to tales both fantastical and illuminating
Read more ...An evening with Leela Samson, a Sarmaya Travel exclusive
The Chettinad Affair
In the second edition of Sarmaya’s Art of Travel, we assembled once more as a band of travellers ready for our next adventure, amid the 75-odd villages that form the region of Chettinad in Tamil Nadu. Join us as we revisit this journey and recapture the memories of a lifetime.
Read more ...Palace of Illusions
The magnificent mansions of Chettinad hold the great riches of the world, and tell the story of extravagance, grandeur and inevitable decline
Read more ...WATCH: The Chettinad Affair
Southern Spice
