Archeology

By Chanchal Kale Nestled along the banks of the Noyyal River in the vibrant region of western Tamil Nadu, the towns and cities resonate with...

By Chanchal Kale Since time immemorial, civilizations have arisen along or close to streams and Riverbanks. Easy access to water largely determined where towns and...

By Riya Pradhan From the earliest hand-molded Mehrgarh bowls to the highly ornate Iron Age urns, terracotta pottery provides one of the longest and most...

By Riya Pradhan Trade has always been the key that opens the door to progress, connecting cultures, economies, and histories across borders. Bustling trading towns...

Riya Pradhan Archeology has historically been viewed as a male-dominated subject, with excavations at sites, fieldwork and scholarly debate frequently focused on men’s accomplishments. Yet,...

By Advaitaa Verma  The prehistory of Europe, particularly the Upper Palaeolithic (c. 50,000–10,000 BP), marks a transformative period in human cultural and cognitive evolution. This...

BY VAIBHAVI DHANWAR For millennia, human evolution has been represented as a linear march of progress, with every ancestor species giving way to a smarter...

Famously referred to as Bulbul-i-hind, or the “Nightingale of India,” Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) was an extraordinary person who skillfully combined her positions as a nationalist...

While addressing a mushaira, poet and Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar defined the relationship between Hindi and Urdu as “ What is the grammar of Urdu?...

Red Fort As you step out from the bustling lanes of Chandni Chowk, you encounter a magnificent sight- A huge red building with an Indian...