As thousands from the US and India take part in a digital kolam collage to welcome US President Joe Biden and V-P Kamala Harris, a practitioner shares the history, relevance and benefits of this ...

This Margazhi morning sent me into a state of nostalgia as I drew a simple ezhai kolam in my apartment corridor. It brought back all those fond times and tiny tales told to me by family elders during ...

Award-winning Indian American artist Shanthi Chandrasekar led a Kolam art installation April 24 at the U.S. Capitol. A Kolam is an Indian art form of geometric patterns, used as a welcome sign. (photo ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Kolam, the vibrant and intricate traditional Indian floor art, continues to be a central feature of Deepavali celebrations, adorning homes and temples with its stunning designs. A.

Ruben Prakash Anthony Albert putting the finishing touches to the 35ftx25ft 3D kolam in The Gardens Mall. Ruben Prakash Anthony Albert never thought he would be pursuing the art of kolam as a career ...

One enters the exhibit “The Art of Indian Kolam: Traditional Designs and New Media” at Northampton Community College with the impression that nothing can be simpler than a bunch of pictograms composed ...

In Tamil Nadu, where Harris has roots, women draw kolams on the ground to invite health and prosperity into houses where they are displayed. (File photo: Reuters) Kolam, a traditional Indian art form ...

Nao Yamashita recalls her first attempt at kolam with clarity. “It all started with a small swastika pattern,” says the 42-year-old yoga artiste from Japan, whose love for kolam has been winning ...

Kolam art has been practiced by women throughout southern India for hundreds of years. These brightly colored rice flour designs adorn the thresholds of homes and temples every day, as well as streets ...