Chiteri Art: Echoes of Devotion on Rural Walls
In the culturally rich heartland of Bundelkhand, spanning parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, thrives a little-known but deeply evocative folk art form called Chiteri. Rooted in the traditions of rural households, Chiteri is a wall-painting tradition believed to date back to the 16th century. Its name is derived from the Hindi word chitrakar, […]
The Sacred Wheels of Energy: Understanding Chakra in Ancient Indian Texts
The life and death is a complete cyclical process. One takes birth, lives life, dies and again takes birth. And this cycle is perfectly represented by a wheel or Chakra in Hinduism. But that is not the only thing that is represented by a Chkara. Chakra also tells us about time as Kalchakra. The events […]
Growing Stronger at Four: Sharing the Indian.Temples Journey
On 15th October 2023, the Indian.Temples movement turns 4. The journey, started in 2019 by Dr dinesh Soni, has become a synonym for accurate and factual information about temples and heritage. Over the 4 years, Indian.Temples has grown from an Instagram page to a research organisation. It has ventured into multiple facets of social media […]
Recreating lost heritage, Digitally
How often does it happen to you that you try to visualise how a monument might have looked in its glory? And you can’t visualise it properly. What if someone; who is an expert in the field of temple architecture and history; could show you how it used to look? Parnavi Bangar is doing exactly that.
Promoting Heritage Through Dance
Muvva Nritya Raaga Nigamam; a dance institute started by renowned Kuchipudi dancer Dr Hima Bindu Kanoj; is doning a wonderful job at promoting Indian Temples and Heritage through their dance videos and photoshoots. The institute was recently conferred with “Indian Excellence Award” for this initiative. Muvva was started twenty years back to train interested learners […]
Promoting heritage through games
Making our future generation aware about our rich culture is not an easy task. But Charannya Kumar from Chittam Games is doing this in a very innovative way. Here is a story of the brand and the entrepreneur.