There are a few techniques that can be used to get bone-straight hair, but one that continues to stand the test of time is the silk press. A silk press is a hair straightening technique used ...

The world is full of legendary highways but none can compete with the Silk Road – the storied route set to fascinate the masses at the British Museum in a new exhibition (September 26 to ...

Museums are continually searching for ancient counterparts to contemporary phenomena, and the British Museum’s new show Silk Roads appears to be just that: an exploration of the ancient ...

Let us revisit her short-lived but eventful career on the occasion of her death anniversary. Vijayalakshmi, widely known by her screen name Silk Smitha, was born on December 2, 1960. Over an 18-year ...

Silk Roads is about lots more than silk. John Masefield summed up the allure of trade with the east in his poem Cargoes: “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir,/Rowing home to haven in sunny ...

Just imagine the horror of dropping your phone and shattering the screen! Not only will it ruin the visual appeal, but it could also cost you a fortune to repair. Fortunately, there's a simple ...

From an African king to a Chinese princess, meet the fascinating figures whose stories are forever entwined with the Silk Roads. For millennia, people travelling the Silk Roads carried objects, ideas ...

Silk Roads, which opens at the British Museum next week and brings together an extraordinary group of images, artefacts and objects that reveal the interconnections that held much of the world ...