Banarasi sarees on the theme of 'Ram Mandir' are set to make a fashion statement with weavers here working on beautiful drapes ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony this month. IMAGE: The......
"Our only solace is that Modi will win Varanasi, but there will be a by-election here. Modi will not be able to cobble 272 seats to become prime minister so he will remain the chief minister of......
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday enjoyed a boat ride with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Ganga with a glimpse of the rich cultural heritage of the temple city. IMAGE: PM Modi and......
For foreign dignitaries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has often chosen gifts that showcase India's rich cultural and artistic traditions, and it was no different this time as he picked a variety of......
By all yardsticks, 2024 isn't expected to be like 2014 or 2019.But with the mandir expected to be ready in time for the next Lok Sabha polls, Modi will have a new ally in Ram to see him through,......
To curb raw material imports from China and promote textiles, the Uttar Pradesh government is looking to set up nearly a dozen private textile parks in the state. Garment workers cut fabric to......
They may be making the most expensive products, but India's craftsmen earn what any unskilled labour would earn. Two young boys work at a silk weaving factory in Varanasi. They spend the day at......
As India's top designers including Tarun Tahiliani, Vikram Phadnis, David Abraham, Rohit Bal, Rajesh Pratap Singh and Wendell Rodricks gather in Varanasi today to try and give a boost to the......
Powerlooms and a lack of policy have pushed heritage art towards extinction, say Shreya Jai and Subhayan Chakraborty. IMAGE: The weavers from Varanasi say they are struggling to......
Not so long ago, Azamgarh was known for the fine weave of its Banarsi silk saris. Handloom weavers spread all over this district in east Uttar Pradesh sold their produce to traders and retailers at......
Ranveer Singh, Kriti Sanon and Manish Malhotra visited the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi to offer prayers over the weekend. Dressed in traditional attire, they visited the Dashashwamedh ghat......
'Dibakar Banerjee, Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bharadwaj, Maneesh Sharma and Abhishek Chaubey, they all want to tell stories of their towns' 'I could portray a part of North India without any gloss and......
'Whether it is Mulk or Article 15, I am talking about love and against hatred.' It is a quiet morning in Anubhav Sinha's office where a poster of his brilliant film Article 15 welcomes those who......