For artist Kalyan Joshi, each painting is an act of devotion. Before that first stroke of colour on his canvas, handwoven cloth in this case, a prayer is offered to either Pabuji, a folk deity of ...

Like most mothers, mine loves to embarrass me with her highly dramatised versions of stories from my growing years. But then there is also one that is told in its purest, unexaggerated form. That’s ...

Shantilal Bhopa is medium-built, wiry, dark-skinned with a thin handlebar moustache. In his long red robe and tightly wound red-yellow turban, he is the cynosure of attention, which seems to unnerve ...

If phad thai is the port of entry to Thai cuisine, then some folks are content to stay in familiar waters even after sailing around a bit. That's the case with Sue Davis, a Twin Cities resident (and ...

As the sun rises above the Aravallis, covering the Rajasthani city of Jodhpur in gold dust, the song-and-dance performance of Narayan Bhopa and his wife picks up pace. As the 40-year-old singer twirls ...

Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC) has introduced training modules on Phad paintings, Purohitya Prashikshan, Heritage Mistri, Therapeutic Spa and Ornamental Fisheries to ...

Born in Shahpura, Rajasthan, Phad is a scroll art form originally practised by members of the Chhipa caste. These paintings served as visual aids for the bhopas and bhopis, priest-singers of the ...

AJMER: There will be no ‘Kapda Phad’ (clothes tattering) Holi this time in the holy town of Pushkar. The police took the decision after holding a meeting with local residents where they termed the ...