indian art Guides

Phulkari - The Traditional Embroidery of Punjab, India
Phulkari - The Traditional Embroidery of Punjab, India

The word Phulkari literally means ?flower-embroidery?. The art of Phulkari originated in 15th century AD in Punjab, a north Indian state in India. Most of the women in small towns and villages are busy creating amazing Phulkari shawls, dupattas and other garments. Phulkari is basically created on shawls and dupattas that cover head whereas Bagh is created on the garment that covers the whole body. Today Phulkari has become an integral part of day today life of women in Punjab. ? The embroidery is very simple but the color combination, stitches and the pattern makes it look spectacul... Read more »

Kalamkari - The Ancient Indian Art of Organic Fabric Painting
Kalamkari - The Ancient Indian Art of Organic Fabric...

Kalamkari is an ancient Indian art that originated about 3000 years ago. It derives its name from Kalam meaning Pen, and Kari meaning work, literally Pen-work. The Kalamkari artist uses a bamboo or date palm stick pointed at one end with a bundle of fine hair attached to this pointed end to serve as the brush or pen. These paintings were earlier drawn on cotton fabric only, but now we can see these paintings on silk and other materials as well. The Kalamkari art includes both, printing and painting. The colors used in making these paintings are organic. Most of the colors are prepared using... Read more »


Bikes in India with Price Below Rs.50,000

Bikes in India with Price Below Rs.50,000

As Indian auto mobile sector is on a boom now Indian bike consumers can expect powerful, value for money bikes with low maintenance cost ...


Tata Nano's Bumpy Ride in Indian Market

Tata Nano's Bumpy Ride in Indian Market

Tata Nano, world?s cheapest car was launched in India? in March 2009. It is? an inexpensive, rear-engined, four-passenger city car built ...

Maybach Car Prices in India

Maybach Car Prices in India

Founded by Wilhelm Maybach in 1909, the company was originally known as Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH and was a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zep...

India's Coolest Buildings

India's Coolest Buildings

It's amazing how modern architecture is changing our skylines today. With the infrastructure boom in play we see new shapes and weird lo...

Krishna Janmashtami: Celebrating the Birth of Lord Krishna

Krishna Janmashtami: Celebrating the Birth of L...

Janmashtami, also known as Krishnashtami,Gokulashtami, Saatam Aatham, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanthi is a festival of the Hindus that ...

What You Didn't Know About Mumbai

What You Didn't Know About Mumbai

Mumbai is the capital city of Indian state of Maharashtra and financial capitl of India. It is also the largest metropolitan city in Indi...

Kashmir - A Heaven on Earth

Kashmir - A Heaven on Earth

Jammu and Kashmir, India's one of the most picturesque state lies on the peaks of Himalayan Ranges with varying topography and culture. J...

Top 5 Places to See in India During Diwali

Top 5 Places to See in India During Diwali

Diwali is the most awaited five day long Hindu festival in India also referred to as ?the festival of Lights?. It is a festival that illu...

Kismat Konnection: First Look

Kismat Konnection: First Look

An out-of-luck architect and an out-of-love social activist find themselves connected in a strange way by kismat in director Aziz Mirzaâ...

Popular Yamaha Bikes in India

Popular Yamaha Bikes in India

It is the second largest producer of motorcycles only after Honda. It was on 1st July 1955 that the CEO Mr. Genichi Kawakami entered into...

10 Legendary Zoos in India

10 Legendary Zoos in India

India being a vast country with plenty of mammals and several fauna species, is a home to a large number of Zoos, spread all over the cou...

Popular Hair and Skin Care Salons in Pune

Popular Hair and Skin Care Salons in Pune

Pune is famous for excellence in education- and with time passing by the city is gradually emerging as the cultural hub of India. Pune at...

Top 10 Most Googled Indian Actresses

Top 10 Most Googled Indian Actresses

Google's 2010 India Zeitgeist List covers the most frequently-searched terms for the period across many categories like Bollywood Celebri...

Kerala Seafood Cuisine

Kerala Seafood Cuisine

In the previous guide , we saw the vast fish culture of Kerala. Let's go a step further and check out the cooking style of seafoods of Ke...

Hyderabadi Biryani - The King of All Rice Recipes

Hyderabadi Biryani - The King of All Rice Recipes

Biryani is a very popular recipe. It's a one dish meal as it has both Meat and Rice in one dish. The secret to a good biryani is in the q...

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