Channelising the divine through calligraphy – Qamar Dagar
We often know the art that an artist creates and yet know very little about them or their process of bringing artworks to life. We […]
Women In Culture
We celebrated #IMD2019 with #NariRail a #WomenInCulture event at National Rail Museum.
The cause of #WomenInCulture Although the role of women in society is obviously just as important as that of men, it is far from being […]
#WomenInCulture Profile: Babita Basu – 1st Lady of Harmonica
#MCMexclusive #CultureWorkers #India Tell us a bit about yourself… I was born in a middle class business family in the early seventies. I grew up […]
Raising a toast to the 1st Ladies of Indian Railways!
The history of Indian Railways is powered by the achievements of it’s female cadre alongside their male counterparts. On International Museum Day here is a […]
Fouzia Dastango – 1st Female Dastangoi Storyteller
#MCMexclusive #WomenInCulture #CultureWorkers #India Dastangoi is a 13th century Urdu oral storytelling art form.This form of the art was revived in 2005 and thousands of shows […]
1st #WomenInCulture Event – Kolpona Theke Alpona, India(Kolkata)
The city recently witnessed an innovative approach of preserving our cultural heritage of Alpona and Broto Kotha, thanks to the international organisation Museum Week, Culture […]
Broto Alpona – Finger Painted Messages to the Gods
Bengali women from time immemorial performed various magico-religious rituals to appease and influence their Gods to grant them their wishes. These rituals involved finger painted […]