Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], January 25 (ANI): The Centre on Sunday announce that Folk artist Gafruddin Mewati will be honoured with the Padma Shri award in 2026 for his distinguished contributions to ...

Jaipur/Alwar: Renowned Bhapang artist, Gafruddin Mewati Jogi, celebrated for his soulful renditions of ‘Pandun Ka Kada'—a 16th-century Mewati-style Mahabharat—will be among three persons from ...

Seeking change: (From left) Apsari, her eight-year-old daughter Muskaan and her mother-in-law Muhurbi at the Mewati women's convention in Nuh, Haryana. (Pradeep Gaur/Mint) Nuh (Haryana): Sana Ali is ...

Alwar (Rajasthan), January 25, 2026 (ANI): On being conferred with the Padma Shri 2026 in the field of art, folk artist Gafruddin Mewati Jogi says, "I am very happy that the struggle of my life has ...

Mewatis were massacred by the British for joining mutineer British sepoys and other freedom fighters in the uprising of 1857. In the aftermath, they had to flee eight of their ancestral villages ...

With shows that encourage listener participation, a community radio station in the Indian state of Haryana is helping women overcome deeply patriarchal attitudes. By Karan Deep Singh Reporting from ...

The Centre on Sunday announced that Santhali author Charan Hembram will be honoured with the Padma Shri award in 2026 for his distinguished contributions to the field of Literature. The prestigious ...

Mewati cuisine offers a unique food taste. Considering that Mewat historically encompassed areas in Haryana bordering Rajasthan, the cuisine shows influences of both. As a result, Mewati cuisine ...

Umar Farooq Mewati, renowned performer of the bhapang, a string instrument used to accompany folk music in Rajasthan, died at his home in Alwar on Thursday of heart attack. He was 43. Umar Farooq ...