One of the things in the about-4,000-year-old Harappan seals is the value placed on trees. There is the peepal tree and the babool (acacia) tree that have been identified. The peepal tree is ...

The last time she did a children’s film, Shabana Azmi played a witch in Makdee. Now, in a Netflix film The Wishing Tree which releases on June 9, Shabana Azmi plays the tree goddess. This film ...

Travel writer Isabella Tree talks to Mick Brown about her book on Nepal's Kumaris, The Living Goddess - and how it connects to the revolutionary farming techniques she and her husband are using at his ...

In Ancient Egypt, several types of trees appear in Egyptian mythology and art, although the hieroglyph written to signify a tree appears to represent the sycamore fig (ficus sycomorus) of the Garden ...

In her 14 years as a full-time artist, Hend Al-Mansour has certainly done more serious and renowned projects. Her paintings and screen printings exploring themes of Arab female equality have been ...

The last time she did a children’s film Shabana Azmi played a witch in Makdee. Now, in a Netflix film The Wishing Tree which releases on June 9, Shabana Azmi plays the tree goddess. This film directed ...

The last time she did a children’s film, Shabana Azmi played a witch (Makdee). Now, in a Netflix film The Wishing Tree, which releases on June 9, Shabana plays the tree goddess. This film, directed by ...

In India, God is worshipped in a feminine form as Durga, symbolizing creation, sustenance, and destruction. The mythological tale of Mahishasura highlights the power of Goddess Durga, who emerged to ...

Blind faith has been holding traffic to ransom in the Steel City’s main thoroughfare, Bistupur, since Monday. Reason: Little-known Goddess Sambaleswari ‘appearing’ on a tree in a vacant home meant for ...