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drinking scenes in gandharan art

Drinking Scenes in Gandharan Art

While some scholars consider the scenes to be an aspect of the cult of Dionysus — and therefore, a product of Hellenistic influence on Gandharan art — others highlight a more indigenous source for the images in the ancient cults of yakshas and yakshis, who were ritually offered meat and alcohol and were also custodians of amrita, or the elixir of eternal life, which was held in chalices.

between art and activism feminist consciousness in indian art

Between Art and Activism: Feminist Consciousness in Indian Art

home is a foreign place zarina hashmi

Home Is a Foreign Place: Zarina Hashmi

tracing censorship in modern indian art

Tracing Censorship in Modern Indian Art