Merchants played a significant role in the spread and support of Buddhism, as evidenced by various Buddhist scriptures and historical sites...

The bodhisattva ideal of great compassion – mahakaruna – found its greatest expression in Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, who is believed to h...

Buddhist texts such as the Nidanakatha, Buddhacarita and Mahavastu narrate moving accounts of the Buddha's return to Kapilavastu and his me...

A total of 23 tableaux -- 17 from states and Union territories and six from various ministries and departments -- depicting India's vibrant...

The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said he has no plans to return to Tibet since he was completely free in India. Dalai Lama had earli...

Indirect contact between India and China is over 5000 years old indicated by the presence of silk threads in Harappan cities, and unique pe...

This I-Day weekend, engage in some time travel and visit these museums to unravel more about our history.

In the texts, however, the war is ceased through the mediation of Drona, a brahmin, who ends the dispute by dividing and distributing the r...

The Mughals who came five centuries ago were successful in India far more than earlier Delhi Sultans because they collaborated with local R...

Four persons were arrested on Saturday for vandalising the statue. The arrests were made after a video went viral on social media showing a...

These gifts will help transform the house into a grand affair.

He said that ancient Pakistan was a fascinating study of how diverse cultures, languages, social and belief systems interacted to produce a...

Sotheby's will present a selling exhibition, 'Footsteps of the Buddha: Masterworks from Across the Buddhist World'.

Auction major Christie's will host two sales this month that will offer a selected collection of over 200 sculpture, paintings, ritual obje...

What is good for the goose is not necessarily so for the gander. So while size zero might look smashing on Bollywood’s Bebo, on her beau it...

Christie's is offering Indian and Southeast Asian bronzes, stone sculptures and miniatures at its auction of artworks in New York in Septem...

Exhibits of abstract art are definitely spurting in the country. By a rough estimate, there are at least 30-40 shows of this genre being st...