Kerala’s lush Western Ghats, wetlands and warm climate support high snake diversity and significant yearly snakebite cases. Tamil Nadu’s varied landscapes, from forests to wetlands, support many ...

On Sept. 27 and 28, Harvard’s Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute and MIT Heritage Arts of South Asia (MITHAS) hosted Intersections, a two-day conference centered on traditional Indian ...

A rare untouched tomb from the Etruscans, a civilization that predated the Roman Republic, has been discovered in central Italy. The tomb, carved from stone in the shape of a small house, contains the ...

Found in the ancient city of Caracol, the tomb contained a rare jade mask, ceramics, and jewelry often linked to the Maya ruling class. Caana, which means "sky palace" in Mayan, is the largest ...

Archeologists have uncovered a tomb that they believe belonged to a member of the dynasty of King Midas—a figure who, in Greek folklore, turned anything he touched into gold. The tomb retained all of ...

ST. LOUIS — Soorya Performing Arts is hosting its annual Natya Festival June 13–15 at Clayton High School Auditorium. The three-day event celebrates Indian classical dance with performances from top ...

CULTURE. HERE’S CRISTIANA RAMOS. COSTUMES. JEWELRY. MAKEUP AND MOVEMENT. EACH STYLE DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER. AND. MOHINIYATTAM. LOTS OF CURVES AND GRACE. THERE’S A LOT OF INTERNAL MOVEMENT THAT’S ...

Telling stories through elaborate dance and music while keeping in touch with their Indian roots. A local dance group in Connecticut, Layavinyasa, is helping children keep in touch with their heritage ...

JHU Shakti, Johns Hopkins's competitive Indian classical dance team, won first place at the Origins National Dance Championship in Chicago on April 12. Their performance, which was choreographed by ...

Archaeologists confronted by a false door at an excavation site were stunned to find that it led to the tomb of Egyptian royalty. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the ...

Health officials in India are investigating reports that hundreds of children were served food that had contained a dead snake at a school last week. More 100 children who consumed the contaminated ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Did you know that for nearly two weeks in April every year, Cleveland is the home to the largest Indian classical music festival outside of India? Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival draws ...