Back in the olden days, the streets of Bangladesh were home to thousands of entertainers who provided a welcome distraction from the constant haste of our daily lives. These entertainers occupied ...

Ludhiana: In the sun-soaked deserts of Rajasthan, there lies a tradition as old as the sands themselves - the art of snake charming. For centuries, the families of snake charmers or "saperas" have ...

Snake-charming is old-school badassery, but Vegard Veiset is giving it a modern twist. No, his ukelele-controlled quadcopter doesn’t technically have fangs, but even with propeller guards it could ...

Snake charming remains a rather controversial practice. Though to have originated from India, charmers use a musical instrument called pungi to try and 'hypnotize' serpents - which are believed to be ...

BENGALURU: The image of snake charmers, controlling snakes with their beens (a wind instrument used in snake charming), has been part of India’s identity for thousands of years. It was also one of the ...

Snake charming is an art passed on from generation to generation. In Pakistan's city of Karachi, a snake charmer tells DW how this potentially dangerous trade is his only means of livelihood.