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Sunday Herald art & culture

Carrying on a legacy

Striking a pose: Madhumita Raut
Renowned Odissi dancer Madhumita Raut uses the medium of dance to promote social causes. She talks to Juanita kakoty about her legendary father...

Dream of a craftsman

Fictitious: A fine example of Mexican Alebrijes.
Particular science fiction characters and creatures of phantasmal nature that we see on silver screens are not real, but creative expressions of their...

Norwegian marvel in thread

Precise: Norwegian embroidery.
''Is this hand embroidery? Have you made the entire thing by yourself?'' my questions were unable to express my amazement as I watched the lady unfold...

Trendy & traditional

Rich tradition: Examples of Toda embroidery.
Toda embroidery has successfully adapted itself to contemporary demands, and is now visible not only on apparels, but on accessories as well...

A word with the dancing queen

Enigmatic: Agnetha Faltskog of the ABBA fame.
Dance-floor hits like Waterloo, S.O.S. and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) hardly seem to be any less ubiquitous in over 30 years since they were...

Rich & famous

Opulent: The Peacock Throne.
If wondering what the costliest single treasure in history is, it is the Peacock Throne of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Wrought out of 1,150 kg of gold and 230 kg of...

Photo Gallery
Women carry Kalash, earthen pots containing sacred water with a coconut on top of them...

Women carry Kalash, earthen pots containing sacred water with a coconut on top of them...

A major fire at a Coca Cola godown in Gurgaon on Wednesday.

A major fire at a Coca Cola godown in Gurgaon on Wednesday.

Locals gather near the site of a collapsed building at Dalhousie area in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Locals gather near the site of a collapsed building at Dalhousie area in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Boys cool off in a body of water on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India...

Boys cool off in a body of water on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India...

A stray dog walks by as an Indian passenger sleeps on a bench at a train station platform on a...

A stray dog walks by as an Indian passenger sleeps on a bench at a train station platform on a...

A soldier and police officer gesture as they secure the area and clear the roads before the...

A soldier and police officer gesture as they secure the area and clear the roads before the...

Ahmedabad: Senior citizens during a protest in Ahmedabad on Wednesday against the decision to...

Ahmedabad: Senior citizens during a protest in Ahmedabad on Wednesday against the decision to...

Siliguri: Irate people overturn a jeep after a road accident in Siliguri on Wednesday...

Siliguri: Irate people overturn a jeep after a road accident in Siliguri on Wednesday...

Kolkata: People stand in a queue to buy tickets for IPL-6 in Kolkata on Wednesday...

Kolkata: People stand in a queue to buy tickets for IPL-6 in Kolkata on Wednesday...

Hindu women carry Kalash, earthen pots containing sacred water with a coconut on top of them...

Hindu women carry Kalash, earthen pots containing sacred water with a coconut on top of them...