Explore the life and work of Indian artist Y. G. Srimati (1926–2007), who grew up in Chennai during the Indian independence movement of the 1940s.

Take a closer look at the Asian elephant through the eyes of Indian court painters

Mary Ann Bonet, coordinator for Family, Teen and Multigenerational Learning, invites you to join us for Lunar New Year this Saturday, February 6!

The burials [found in the Indian Knoll mound] were of individuals, not groups, and included men, women, children, and dogs. Many held gender-specific objects.

The popularity of Indian textiles is evidenced in the number of words that have made their way into English: calico, pajama, gingham, dungaree, chintz, and khaki.

Court painting, both devotional and secular, has a long history in India and has inspired artists from diverse global traditions. This Bulletin features more than fifty stunning examples of Indian court painting by Mughal, Deccani, Rajasthani, and Pahari artists all from the former collection of British painter Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017). The works featured include stunning portraits, beautifully detailed text illustrations, studies of the natural world, and devotional subjects. Authors explore Hodgkins’s interest in these works and the relationship between his collecting and artistic practice while also providing detailed discussions of individual styles of the Indian courts and the vibrant exchange across their kingdoms from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century.

This video features Buddhist monks from the New York Buddhist Vihara Foundation chanting a blessing of suttas (sutras), the spoken word of the Buddha as preserved in the Sri Lankan tradition.

Senior Research Assistant Courtney Stewart shares the history and myth behind twelve jewels set with Indian diamonds, now on view in gallery 464.

Early modernist artists used a variety of approaches to negotiate between the need to create a national style and a desire to develop personal modes of expression.