During weekly bridal appointments, Neha Assar sits cross-legged for five to nine hours as she examines the fine lines and shape of a bride’s hands, gently squeezing the tip of a henna cone and drawing ...
So much more than intricate dyed patterns decorated over hands, feet, arms and legs, Henna is the time-honoured custom rooted in the cultural traditions of South Asia, the Middle East, and North ...
Kaya Lescault, local henna artist, invites all to join her to discover the art of mehendi at a henna tattoo workshop. Henna ...
Sana Nisar grew up with henna as part of her everyday cultural landscape. Now the Charlotte artist wants to show how this ancient practice is an art form with endless possibilities. Self-taught, Nisar ...
Manisha Koirala’s return to the screen as Mallikjaan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s web series “Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar” is nothing short of a cinematic event. After nearly three decades since her ...
It’s hard to pin down the exact origin of the ancient body art of henna. Some speculate that Cleopatra, perhaps the first name that comes to mind when one thinks of the words “consummate beauty,” used ...
The air was filled with potential that Monday morning in March. University of Florida student Jeena Kar was traveling to a place she'd never seen, a neighborhood north of Orlando where modern, ...