In Hinduism, the blowing of the conch shell, known as the "Shankha," is a tradition that's been around for a very long time. It's not just a musical instrument but rather a symbol of something deeply ...

Company Secretary - Aditi Maheshwari & Associates. Author- The Unblinking Eye! and Walking The Rainbow of Life! With an illustrious history dating back centuries, the conch’s story weaves through ...

The artisans at Shankhari Bazar who hold the rich tradition of making shankha are now struggling to survive as their centuries-old profession is going through hard times. Made from conch shells, ...

A few surviving examples of 1,500-year-old shell script (shankha lipi) in the neglected rock shelters of Manua Bhan ki Tekri have been brought to focus by #Bhopalwalk, a Twitter-based initiative to ...

According to Hindu mythology once Shankhachur, a powerful fiend conquered the heaven and expelled all the gods from the place. Then the gods sought the help of Bishnu, the lord of the gods. Bishnu ...

Bablu Nandi at work and (right) the National Award-winning conch shell Courtesy: Bablu Nandi However, he wanted to do more and began training in khodai, or engraving work, with his school teacher ...

Shaankha is the white bangle made from conch shell that is traditionally worn by Hindu married women in Bengal. It is generally paired with pola, or bangles made of coral. A set of shaankha and pola ...

The Wordle word of the day is conch, which at first feels deceptively mild. A shell. A beachside curiosity. Something you might lift to your ear and pretend to hear the ocean. Hardly the sort of word ...