Explore how floor drawings, like kolams and digna, embody rich cultural traditions and deserve recognition as true art forms.

Drawing patterns on the floor by holding a pinch of kolam powder between your thumb and pointer finger has become a dying art, and the elderly women who are expert in the art, are high in demand ...

CHENNAI: The familiarity of the sikku kolam — with its curved lines of rice flour snaking their way around pullis in perfect symmetry — is shared by many who grew up with these patterns on the ...

CHENNAI: From kottu kolam to katta kolam and suzhi kolam, Leela Venkatraman tries to master almost all the challenging variations of kolam. She spends more than an hour every day, innovating kolams ...

The art and science of kolam keep youngsters busy in the lockdown period, while kolam enthusiasts like Thilagalakshmi Sridharan is using it to spread awareness on the importance of washing hands and ...

TVK Whistle Kolam Campaign: As Tamil Nadu heads into a crucial election on April 23, actor-turned-politician Vijay has ...

With the Sinhala and Tamil New Year being joyfully celebrated across the country, the sight of a Kolam drawn at the entrance of a Hindu home carries special meaning. These may be abstract Kolams drawn ...

Pulli, padi, chikku. Dots, lines, curves. Occasionally, a full-fledged peacock etched freehand. Kolams are a part and parcel of everyday life. But they have also come up frequently during historian ...

Outside her house in south India, Maria Victor embarks on a decades-old morning ritual that has turned into a key planning tool for impoverished women running small enterprises. Before her family ...

Artist, writer and art researcher, Chantal Jumel from Burgundy, France, is a regular visitor to Chennai during the Margazhi season. An ardent follower of music, dance and culture, Chantal has yet ...