Spell Binding
Time-Travelling Timelines
Indian Kings & Their Fabulous Jewels
Once upon a time, jewellery was a sign of manliness. And no one was manlier than the king of the land
Read more ...‘Musicians and Dancers’, photos from the 1880s
Bengal’s Goddesses Live in Song
‘Lost and Found: Discovering the Women of the Great Mughals’ by Ira Mukhoty
The Forgotten Cities of Delhi by Rana Safvi
Inside the magical world of Rajasthan’s phad paintings
The story of two heroes told over seven centuries. How complicated can it be? We’re glad you asked
Read more ...INTACH Mumbai
Storytelling in India
Myths are born and heroes are made through the art of storytelling. When a bard travels from village to village narrating tales of a local event or a minor god, they’re scattering the seeds that will one day grow into a towering forest of legends. Generations will take shade and find inspiration here. This month,… Read more »
Read more ...WATCH: Performances of Bengal Patua, Phad & Tholubommalaata
Ancient Indian Games & the Stories They Tell
The Never-Ending Story
We look at three indigenous art forms from the Sarmaya collection and listen to the timeless tales that animate them
Read more ...Now Reading: Families, the good, the bad and the insane
WATCH: A heartwarming follow-up to our Lucknow workshop
Our February workshop at KK Academy, Lucknow lit the spark for a summer of art, performance and fun
Welcome to the bazaaar-e-husn
Meet the cultured, witty and charming ladies and lads of Delhi’s erstwhile marketplace of desires
Read more ...The Delhi You’ve Never Seen
See the city as it once appeared from the vantage point of these vanished, obscured or simply forgotten sights—resurrected from the Sarmaya archives.
Read more ...By The Book
The five most compelling portraits of Delhi as drawn by some of its best known writers, artists and historians
Read more ...Delhi Diaries
Over centuries, Delhi has come to mean different things to different people. It has drawn saints and scholars, conquerors and traders, refugees and royals to its fertile lands with the promise of shelter, warmth and a place to dream. These dreams were not modest, either. The saints sought spiritual absolution and the conquerors, world domination.… Read more »
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