Speaking her Mind

Lal Ded was a pioneer of Kashmiri poetry, who raised the consciousness of the common people and challenged ideas of caste, religion and gender.

Touching the divine: Shiva as Lord of the Dance, bronze, Chola period, 10th-11th century.

 

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