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Explore the Story of India Through Objects

Meena Arora Nayak on The Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva

Meet King Krishnadevaraya through his works

Intersections

India in the Persianate Age: 1000-1765 with Richard Eaton

Trails

The Story of Mohenjo-daro

All that Remains of Dara Shikoh

Pahari Paintings: Famed Art of the Hills

Masterpieces at the Jaipur Court

Treasures of India: The Nizam’s Jewels

Cambodia’s Ancient Ties with India

The oldest depiction of a tree in art is a tree native to India, the Peepul tree. The Harappans held it sacred as is evident from this Mohenjo-daro seal from around 2500 BCE. It is also the tree under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. 

Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner (centre-right), in the 'The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles 1919' by William Orpen. He was a signatory to the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which ended World War I, on behalf of British India.

Unable to defeat Malik Ambar, Mughal Emperor Jahangir commissioned this allegorical fantasy of him shooting an arrow through his enemy's severed head. Painted by Abu'l Hasan in 1616 CE, it tells us how the African General was Jahangir’s nemesis.

A class photo in the 1860s! The London Mission Girls' Boarding School was the first school for girls in Mysore, a pioneer in modern education. Opened in Bangalore in 1840, it is now on Mission Road and is called Mitralaya Girls’ High School.


The first selfie? Find Maharaja Bir Chandra Manikya Dev Burman of Tripura along with his wife Monmohini Devi. This is one of the earliest-known Indian self-portraits or ‘selfies’ in today’s parlance. Shot circa 1880, the couple strikes a cozy pose. 


In the early 20th century, guests of Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia of Gwalior were given a special after-dinner treat. This silver toy train would chug along mini tracks on the banquet table, halting to serve cigars, wine and liqueur!


One of thousands of rock carvings or petroglyphs in the Konkan, in Maharashtra. Probably made by hunter-gatherers 10,000 years ago, they are scattered on hilltops, in fields and even on roadsides. Archaeologists are yet to unlock their secrets.


This 2nd-century BCE miniature is among the earliest-known representations in metal of a goddess with weapons radiating from her hair. Made of copper alloy, it is believed to have been made in the Ganga basin, probably in Pataliputra (Patna).

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Decoding the Nataraja Bronzes: A Cosmic Dance through Centuries

Baron Tavernier and the Curse of his Blue Diamond

Hidden Monuments of Corporate Gurgaon

Hirakud: Diamonds Under A Dam in Odisha

Bombay Talkies and the Birth of Bollywood

South Park Street Cemetery: The Dead Still Tell Tales

How the Gir Lions Were Saved

The Sundarbans: A Tale of Sahibs and Cyclones

India’s Only Active Volcano

Delhi Ridge: An Ecological Marvel

Lonar Crater Lake: A Gift from the Sky

Shola Durga

Lippan White Wall Mirror

Handmade Harappan Dancing Girl Replica in Dhokra Metal

Bastar Handmade Wrought Iron Spiral Tealight Holder

Chandor: Goa’s Ancient Capital

Asia’s First Stamp from Sindh

The Indian ‘Lords of Trade’

What Indians Ate in the 12th Century

Bhojeshwar: An Unfinished Wonder