DHARMAPURI: In the twilight of the 18th century, as the British Empire tightened its grip on India, a shadow fell upon the ancient martial art of silambam. Fearing the prowess of skilled Tamil ...

“People abroad are more intrigued with our art, and they really want to understand the Indian classical dance,” she claims. On whether the current trend of learning classical art online is ...

A Tamil Nadu archaeology department study found over 90% of ancient graffiti marks at 140 sites, including Keeladi, resemble Indus Valley civilisation symbols. Researchers analyzed 15,184 graffiti ...

Nearly 90 percent of the graffiti marks found during excavations at ancient archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu have parallels to those found in the Indus Valley Civilisation signs, claims a recent ...

But what about discovering an ancient Egyptian tomb with a painting on it that bears an uncanny resemblance to a character from American animated sitcom The Simpsons? That’s precisely what ...

Ancient Tamil literature has rich references to bull-taming sport and one of the IVC seals have impressions of a man trying to tame a bull,” he added. Marshall’s discovery was a turning point ...

“Bulls have spread from Indus Valley to Alanganallur [where jallikattu is held] in Tamil Nadu. Ancient Tamil literature talks about taming bulls and it is called Kolleru Thazhuvuthal. In the ...

Felix Lok Ching-nam looks right at home inside the “cave” in Hong Kong he is using to present a selection of items about prehistoric cultures and ancient civilisations. Lok is the founder of ...

Stalin referenced the scientific evaluation of archaeological sites in Sivakalai, Adichanallur, Mayiladumparai, Mangadu, Thelunganur, and Keezhadi, establishing that ancient Tamil civilisation was ...

Each thread captures the essence of ancient Tamil poetic verses and in each fold lies the soul of Tamil culture and heritage. Meenakshi has created concept-based designs and launched a sari series ...