Category: Arts and Culture
Haunting Notes from the Sitargalli of Miraj
There was a time when sitar makers were paid handsomely and even commissioned by Mughal emperors down the ages to make their uniquely resonant instr [...]
Hashmath Fathima Wins 1st Prize for Ornamental Garden
Mysuru: Ornamental gardens are the dream of plant-loving folks. Plants, foliage and flowering of different hues in various combinations can express [...]
Traveling Exhibit ‘Poetic Voices of the Muslim World”’
The exhibition explores how poetry impacts the lives of Muslim men and women around the world.
By Cameron Luttrell
Lower East Side, New York: Th [...]
The Artisans of Ajrakhpur
The story of Sufiyan, his art, his family and village is as interesting as it has been challenging, but one which shows the true grit and determinatio [...]
Joyful ‘Islamic’ Wall Art!
Working quietly from their home, Adeela and Junaid have created Sawab, an online store featuring contemporary framed art prints, stretched canvas prin [...]
Pichhwai Embroidery – Reviving a Medieval Art
Pichhwai art is practised by both Hindus and Muslims in sync with their own socio-religious ethos.
Pichhwai artists express themselves through pai [...]
We need to revive reading habits, turning non-readers into book lovers,””¦”¦ Saniyasnain Khan
Delhi based children's author, Saniyasnain Khan, participated in the recently held Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature at Dubai. In a brief con [...]
ASI Team to Inspect the Stone Bowl
Bowl with Arabic inscriptions is being claimed as begging bowl of Buddha.
New Delhi: A team of epigraphist led Dr. G. S. Khwaja, Director of Arabic [...]
Art Out of Junk Metal
Artist Ilyas Ahmed welds the pieces of junk material into fascinating object of arts.
By Maqbool Ahmed Siraj
Nothing really goes waste for Bangalore [...]
Ircica Journal launched
Istanbul: The first issue of Ircica Journal, an interdisciplinary refereed journal of scholarship published by the Research Centre for Islamic Histo [...]