In Bengal, festivals feel incomplete without alpona – intricate, hand-drawn patterns that transform thresholds into art. This timeless tradition can also be your daily dose of creativity, bringing ...

Rima Barman drew a dinosaur on a wall of her house, not to spoil it. It was rather her contribution to adorning her house with traditional art called alpona. Like Rima's, more than fifty houses at ...

The Durga Puja celebrations in Bengal blends devotion with creativity and artistry. Among the many traditions that enrich the atmosphere, Alpona art holds a special place. These delicate, hand-drawn ...

Ratnabali Ghosh, daughter of one of Nandalal Bose’s pupils, goes door to door with her alpona art in Lake Market area ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali Ratnabali Ghosh’s ‘alpona’ livens up the ...

In a first-of-its-kind cultural initiative, the Bangiya Parishad Gurugram (BPG) transformed Wazirabad Chowk near Sector 56 into a canvas of Bengali tradition with a massive alpona painting, a folk art ...

Seventh grader Bishoka Tudu along with her sister Ashanti Tudu drew flower and leaves on the wall of their house. Like them, 15 houses of the indigenous Kole community at Bilboiltha village, some 12 ...