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Jan 22, 2025 | 
villagesquare.in | Gurvinder Singh |Smriti Mukerji |Arushi Mishra
At 26 years of age, Vikram Sagar from Coorg has taken to farming professionally. Embracing sustainable and diverse farming practices, he has embarked on redefining traditional agriculture in his native land in Coorg, Karnataka. In conversation with Village Square, Sagar talks about his journey from life in the city to agriculture, his inspirations and upcoming ventures.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
villagesquare.in | Gurvinder Singh |Monika Marandi |Smriti Mukerji |Arushi Mishra
Rajib Kumar is witnessing the once-in-a-lifetime Maha Kumbh at Prayagraj up close. The only difference is that the 20-year-old is doing it through the lens of his cell phone’s camera. He takes FOMO breaks from the feverish frenzy of clicking pictures only to scroll through other social media handles that are covering the nuances of the colours, communion and charisma of the mela.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
villagesquare.in | Smriti Mukerji |Monika Marandi |Arushi Mishra |Shveta Jadhav
Driving down the scenic twelve-odd kilometres from temple town Puri to its neighbouring arts village Raghurajpur, one is greeted by quaint rural scenes of children scrambling up coconut trees and old temples built on the banks of ponds. As one nears Raghurajpur, its heritage art village status, following a two-year research and documentation project by INTACH in the year 2000, becomes more apparent.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
villagesquare.in | Arushi Mishra |Monika Marandi |Shveta Jadhav |Harshal Mankar
You probably loved the first feature of wedding gift ideas inspired by local Indian art and crafts, where we recommended art forms like Gond, Khovar, Madhubani and Phad, to name a few. India’s artistic legacy being myriad, we couldn’t recommend them all, so here’s a follow-up feature on religious paintings and home decor items that should cover your wedding gift shopping this season.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
villagesquare.in | Harshal Mankar |Kiranjit Kaur Jhunir |Mamali Sahoo |Arushi Mishra
Over the past four-odd decades, the dense forests that once surrounded the Amaritya village gradually disappeared. The hills became barren and the groundwater table significantly dropped due to excessive water extraction. Even 800 ft-deep tube wells began to dry up. Irrigation was reduced from four to just two cycles per season as most of the rainfall occurring between July and September was lost to flash floods.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
villagesquare.in | Kiranjit Kaur Jhunir |AMIR MALIK |Mamali Sahoo |Arushi Mishra
January 14 is an important date for the townsfolk of Sri Muktsar Sahib, for it was on this day that 40 brave “muktas” lost their lives while fighting the Mughals in 1705. People within the town come together to commemorate this day while remembering the sacrifice of the heroes. Maghi, as the day is called, is special for the Sikh community. It falls on the day after Lohri, when people go to the historical gurdwaras in Muktsar to offer their respect to the gurus.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
villagesquare.in | Mamali Sahoo |AMIR MALIK |Arushi Mishra
In the heart of Mayurbhanj district, in the peaceful embrace of Kusumi tehsil, 69-year-old Biswanath Majhi has embarked on a journey of resilience and empowerment. His story is a testament to the transformative power of awareness and collective action.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
villagesquare.in | Arushi Mishra
Weddings in India are a grand affair. From the pomp of the decor and ambience, to the garments and the invitations, there is a lot of planning that goes into it. With this, the traditional art of India also makes its way into these weddings. Depending on individual choice and their regional culture, Indian traditional art has also made its presence felt in weddings. India has a repository of various traditional art forms that are used in weddings in various forms.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
memeraki.com | Tuba Ali |Arushi Mishra |Salini Vineeth |Kirti Bhardwaj
Table of Content IntroductionScrap quilting is a centuries old craft that is unique in every way. It has been practised as a way to upcycle the old fabrics, and transform them into new, colourful works. Eventually, scrap quilting became a tradition in itself, and began using new textiles to create the intricate designs. Scrap quilting is culturally significant in India because it represents artistic expression and social customs.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
memeraki.com | Arushi Mishra |Salini Vineeth |Kirti Bhardwaj |Tuba Ali
Traditional Indian art is a repository of Indian history. Many of these artforms include themes that have influenced India’s culture and heritage in the past. These traditional arts have essentially become an account of India’s cultural and artistic history. India’s rich tapestry of traditional artforms are not only limited to classical Hindu influences but also include various other religions like Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and many more.
