Elephants, in Indian culture, especially in Hinduism, are the most widely worshipped. In fact, the Hindu god deity is Lord Ganesha – ‘The Elephant God’. Ganesha, as he is commonly called, is an elephant-headed god who has ...

Foreign trade of India during the ancient period has been subjected to a newer kind of scrutiny in recent times. Nature of trade is probed not only to assess the financial aspect of trade, but more importantly, to evaluate ...

Kalinga is also named as Orissa and is a place where art and architecture had reached the epitome of its glory. The minute observations of and love for nature are the essential qualities of an artist which guide his creative ...

Goalparia Folk songs have created a culture around elephants in undivided Goalpara in Assam, India. Most of these folk songs portray a picture of a mahout driving elephants for hunting and other economic activities. These ...

Time markers like elephants, promptly help to identify the nature of the panel and hence the make-up of that particular rock-shelter. It is clear from previous studies (Varma, 2012, Tewari, 1990, Robinson et al., 2008) ...

In India, elephants have always been the theme of various artistic depictions in mythology, symbolism and popular culture. They are both revered and respected for their prowess and utility in both war and peace. Ever since ...

Folk songs have some unique features of expressing emotional feelings which couldn’t be told in words. These unique songs played an important role in the cultural development of the society and were called “Jana Kavi” which ...