When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for centuries – leaving behind a legacy that would shape the nation long after their ...

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Asia Society Museum in New York is throwing new light on a somewhat neglected period of art history in India — the final years of Mughal rulers in the 18th and 19th centuries. Sure, that is a long ...

In her new novel Loot, Tania James writes of a 17-year-old woodworker who's commissioned to build a tiger automaton for the Indian ruler Tipu Sultan in the 18th century. The story is inspired by the ...

When India gained independence in 1947, the nation faced a decision that would determine the course of its architectural future: brick or concrete. A seemingly mundane choice of material was rooted in ...

The Old Stone House in Park Slope hosted an opening reception on May 2 for its latest site-specific contemporary art installation, “Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House. ” The ...

Shinjini Das received funding from the Centre for Research in Arts Social Science Humanities, University of Cambridge and The Wellcome Trust. Initial responses to the coronavirus outbreak in India ...