The logo has been designed by Oroon Das, a graphics designer and curator based in New Delhi. The logo of the South Asia Centre is a leaf from the Sacred Fig tree (Ficus religiosa), known popularly ...

fig trees are seen as sacred. The ancient Greeks associated fig trees with femininity, love, and sexuality. In the Bible, fig ...

You'll likely recognize their close relation to other indoor trees like the rubber tree (Ficus elastica) and the traditional fig tree as well. Fiddle leaf figs can grow well beyond 40 feet in ...

Meanwhile, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has garnered substantial attention following the success of his film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which received a special prize at Cannes.

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s politically-charged thriller “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which has been chosen to represent Germany in the upcoming international feature film Oscar ...

During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth are manufactured. This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous ...

Films like "The Substance," "Flow," "No Other Land," "Vermiglio," and "The Girl with the Needle" also had strong showings with nods in multiple categories.

Rasoulof, who has been imprisoned numerous times for creating films that shine a light on the abusive government powers in Iran, told The Guardian that “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” was one of ...

Getting a boost is Mohammad Rasoulof’s Iranian family thriller “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” with three nominations including European Film. It’s Germany’s submission for the ...