Indian politics
Dance performance addresses fraught politics around South Asian heritage
Mandeep Raikhy's touring work, inspired by the prehistoric statue Dancing Girl, considers how the past is wielded in the present
Comment | The Barbican’s survey of Indian art avoids the pitfalls that plague so many political shows
This exhibition successfully traverses the terrain of art and geopolitics—an area often littered with clunkiness and earnest failure
Mike Kelley, a pivotal period of contemporary Indian art, Raoul Dufy and Berthe Weill — podcast
Celebrating the “negative joy” of the American artist Kelley in a new Tate retrospective, a period of change in India explored at the Barbican, and a conversation about a work once owned by the pioneering woman gallerist Berthe Weill
Rewriting history? The fraught politics behind India's new Ram temple
Plus, the challenges facing the Old Master market and a lithograph by Honoré Daumier
As India erects a grand Hindu temple on site of razed mosque, more Islamic heritage faces prospect of destruction
The Ram temple in Ayodhya, consecrated next week, has been the subject of a long and deadly campaign by Hindu nationalist groups
South Asia’s highest exhibition of land art debuts at 12,000 ft in the Himalayas
The site-specific show addresses the ecological crisis facing the Indian region of Ladakh—and, subtly, the politics behind it
'Controversy at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi raises important questions over private museums in public life'
The firing of a curator for making critical statements against the museum's founder has prompted a long-overdue debate within the art world
Controversial $1.8bn redevelopment of Delhi’s parliament complex enters second phase
A number of the Indian capital's major cultural institutions, including the National Museum, will be rehoused
Delhi's heritage buildings at risk of being sold to private buyers by right-wing government
The ruling BJP has been accused by a rival party of "selling off Delhi's history" following new licensing around historic structures in the capital
'India is an example of fascism unchecked': Jameel Prize-nominated activist Sofia Karim on her samosa packets of solidarity
The London-based artist's Turbine Bagh project shines light on human rights abuses across South Asia
Muslim mob attacks Hindu temple in Pakistan after eight-year-old boy allegedly urinates on library floor
Paramilitary forces deployed after local police fail to protect the religious shrine
Sutapa Biswas: 'Our reckoning with empire has certainly begun, but we've only scratched the surface'
Ahead of two major UK shows, the British Indian artist discusses her new work and her role in the Black British Arts movement
As India's death toll surges, £2bn renovation of Delhi parliament buildings continues as 'essential service'
Many are questioning how Prime Minister Narendra Modi can justify his "vanity project" as hospitals are overwhelmed with patients
Hindu nationalists tear down Delhi temple statue of Indian spiritual teacher, claiming he is a Muslim
The demolition has been praised by high-profile Hindutva leaders
The fight against Putin: artists on the frontline
Plus, India reconstructs its history and Navid Nuur on Walter de Maria
How an artist-led newspaper in Delhi is helping to organise the 'world's biggest protest'
The Trolley Times combines activist strategy with hidden voices from the Indian farmers' protest
'New Hindu India': Narendra Modi begins £2bn overhaul of Delhi's colonial parliament buildings
Politicians and cultural leaders have questioned the use of state funds for prime minister's "vanity project" during Covid-19 crisis
Indian museum celebrating Muslim dynasty renamed after Hindu king
The museum, located in Agra, will show art, jewellery and fashion of the Mughal Empire
Street art by ‘India’s Banksy’ defaced by right-wing youth group in Mumbai
Tyler Street Artist had painted the names of pro-government public figures onto a road for a collaborative public shaming project
Delhi police shut down protest-inspired work at India Art Fair
The work, which was painted live at the event, featured Urdu calligraphy and images of women in hijabs
India Art Fair opens with a strong national spirit amid ongoing protests
Director Jagdip Jagpal says the fair is proud to remain regional while dealers double down on "Indian taste"
Mumbai Gallery Weekend and India Art Fair go on despite continuing protests
Dealers and fair organisers advocate for "freedom of expression" though many worry dissent could prompt retaliation from the government