Step into the heart of Bhutan, one of the most isolated countries on Earth, where tradition, nature, and culture seamlessly blend. Explore the peaceful lifestyle of its people, untouched by modern ...

For many tribal artists, there was a financial incentive to create objects that would appeal to non-Natives. But that’s changing.

The word Gond is derived from 'Kond', which means green mountains, and tribal people are known as Gondis since they primarily live in Madhya Pradesh's beautiful green mountains.

As the world grapples with the challenges of development, Bhutan stands as a beacon of a different,  more holistic path. It has cultivated a model that balances economic progress with environmental ...

BE OPEN Art, part of Elena Baturina's think-tank initiative, continues its annual regional competition for emerging artists, spotlighting cultural identity. The 2025 program focuses on South Asia, ...

Kathleen Kiefer doesn't play much pickleball herself, but she's seen the game make monks smile at a monastery in Bhutan.

BE OPEN Art Launches The First Regional Competition Of 2025 To Support Emerging Artists Of South Asia ...

BE OPEN Art, an online gallery set up by Elena Baturina's humanitarian think-tank BE OPEN, continues to run BE OPEN Regional Art, the regional ...

Tibetans in France have been sounding the alarm over the Guimet Museum of Asian Arts' relabelling of its art and artefacts ...

Queen Jetsun Pema and King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan, often called ‘most attractive’ royal couple in the world ...

About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art skills to hundreds of ...

His new book, “Aflame,” tells of his decades visiting a silent Benedictine retreat. “You learn to love the world only by ...