A Visit to a Splendid Land at the Museum of Asian Art
• January 12, 2023

Sometimes referred to as “the Venice of the East,” Udaipur, the “City of Lakes” in Rajasthan India, has long been a tourist attraction.  British administrator James Tod dubbed the setting, “the […]

D.C. Hosts Diwali 2021, Indian Festival of Lights (photos)
• November 3, 2021

Hundreds gathered at the Burke Theater inside the U.S. Navy Memorial on Tuesday, Nov. 2, to celebrate the festival of Diwali.  Diwali, or Deepavali, a Sanskrit word meaning “rows of […]

Sara Revis (1921-2021): Navy, CIA Officer, Archaeologist 
• October 22, 2021

Sara Margaret  Revis, 99, a retired CIA officer, archaeologist and genealogist, passed away Sept. 23, five days shy of her 100th birthday, at her home in the Aarondale Retirement Community, Springfield, Virginia, […]

Ragamala Dance Company Premiers ‘Fires of Varanasi’ at Kennedy Center (photos)
• September 19, 2021

Theatergoers were magically transported to the banks of the Ganges River as the Ragamala Dance Company returned to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. […]

Weekly Arts Round Up, January 7, 2021
• January 7, 2021

Classes are being offered by the Washington School of Ballet, Hinckley Pottery and others. Also available: virtual visits to the Tudor Place garden, Asian temples and Coney Island.