Toys of India
A verified guide to India’s traditional toys: Channapatna, Kondapalli, Etikoppaka, Kinhal, Varanasi and Thanjavur, their materials and GI tags.
Kathputli: A Traditional Indian Puppetry Art Form
Kathputli is Rajasthan’s traditional string-puppet art, with wooden puppets, folk tales and a growing need for preservation.
What Makes A Painting Expensive?
Why some paintings cost so much: rarity, reputation, condition, demand, size and provenance, with the Mona Lisa and van Gogh as examples.
Shadanga – Principles of Painting
The six limbs of Indian painting (Shadanga): Roopbheda, Pramana, Bhava, Lavanya Yojana, Sadrishya and Varnikabhanga explained simply.
What is Art?
What art is, how philosophers and Indian artists have seen it, and how art can support well-being.
