Today’s word, howdah, refers to a decorative seat or carriage, traditionally placed on the back of an elephant, used especially in South Asia for riding or ceremonial purposes. A howdah is a ...

AstaGuru Auction House’s Masters Legacy auction features nearly 72 (lots) masterpieces by 40 pioneering figures of the Modernist era such as Tyeb Mehta, FN Souza, SH Raza and MF Husain. After the ...

Sometimes we see or feel something so beautiful or powerful that it leaves us silent. This exact feeling is called awed, a mix of surprise, respect, and wonder. Awed is the past tense and past ...

A prince mounted on an ornately decorated elephant, preceded by a younger relative seated upon a horse, advances with a party of 108 courtiers, servants and soldiers. The drummers and musicians ...