Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance painter and sculptor, best known for creating the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper.But beyond art, he also filled thousands of notebook pages with studies of anatomy, water, flight, and machines, and his curiosity never faded.Over the years of his work,…

A gramophone that once filled a room with music, a camera from another era, a pocket watch that has long stopped ticking and newspapers that recorded moments from India’s past. These objects may look like forgotten belongings to some, but for 61-year-old Abdul Wadood Khan, each one carries a story worth preserving. Known as Raja…

Photo credit: Indian Express A saree woven by Prafulla Kumar Sahoo is not completed in a few days. The 59-year-old weaver from Dodunda Singipur village in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district spends around 30 days, including preparation, making one specially designed Patta saree. The work involves fine cotton yarn, carefully arranged threads and motifs created by hand,…