Auction of Japanese collector’s Indian art creates records...
February 28 ,2022
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By: John Elliott
V.S. Gaitonde's untitled painting that sold for Rs 42 crore. Photo courtesy: Pundoles
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Body of Work: Documenting India’s indigenous tattoo tradit...
December 22 ,2021
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By: Kalpana Sunder
A fashion statement. A social tradition. Or just plain tribal art. Call it whatever you like, but tattoos have been making big, bold st...
Hunting for Nepal's stolen idols
September 4 ,2021
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By: Deepak Adhikari
Nepalese artifacts that were repatriated after being stolen. From left: the head of a 12th-century statue of the Hindu goddess Sarasw...
Young, creative and angry: Myanmar's youth pushes back
February 22 ,2021
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By: Thin Lei Win
Examples of protest art made available by the organization Art for Freedom (Myanmar). The group operates a website and Face...
Kashmiri women use art to resist India's tightening laws
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By: Safina Nabi
At midnight on 4 August 2019, phones in Kashmir went dead and internet connections were cut. On 5 August 2019, a year ago today, ...
How a Sydney-based Nepali couple is preserving culture thr...
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By: Ankit Khadgi
Sitting on the laps of their ajis (grandmothers), bajes (grandfathers), and parents, Niroj Maharjan and Munu Shrestha Maharjan grew up...
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