A peek into the art of Indian culture

In conjunction with Hair for Hope event at Tunku Abdul Rahman Universiti College (TARUC), the Indian Cultural Society (ICS) organised a Kolam making competition for students to come together and participate in a cultural experience.

Kolam is a form of drawing drawn by using colored rice or rice flour. The rice were colored using food coloring. It is now introduced to some parts of Goa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and a few other Asian countries.

Sheamanersha, a Diploma in Accounting student of TARUC said "Kolam were drawn so ants, birds and other small creatures could eat them. "

Besides Kolam making competition, the students of ICS opened up a Henna booth at the Hair for Hope food carnival along the corridor of block H of TARUC to raise funds for their society.

This body art has been traced back to the context of marriage and fertility celebrations from the Ugaritic legends of Baal and Anath where women use Mehndi to mark themselves in preparation to meet their husbands.

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