Culture

India hosts diverse harvest festivals, where different regions express gratitude for successful crop years at varying times. Wangala Festival, an annual post-harvest festival of the...

  During the winter months, as the sun sinks below the cityscape and the dark night of Amavasya gets nearer, some stay awake, trying to...

  Nishi Daak forms a part of Popular folklore in the regions of the Eastern part of India like Bengal Bihar. In Bengali “Nishi ”...

For a lot of people, evil thrills from grandma’s spooky tales reverberate the childhood memories of summer nightlife under the star-clad sky. Indian ghost stories...

Majnu ka Tilla, often known as MKT, is a special corner in Delhi with stories of perseverance to hold on to the past and move...

In the mesmerizing world of Deccani poetry, where verses are woven from the intricate threads of culture, self-expression and politics, one recurring motif stands out...

TOYS AND INDIAN HISTORY Would it not become obvious for toys to be fun and amusing, when the word itself means a ‘funny remark, trick...

While the carnival of Durga puja is round the corner, artisans of kumortuli (a traditional potters’ colony in the northern part of Kolkata) are busy...

The majestic Yamuna is an ancient symbol of divinity and patience. Often compared to the bustling and violent Ganga, a spiritual representation of the same...

Rivers and Mythology The duality of the river, as the destroyer and the preserver, is evident from myths, rituals, and religious practices in different cultures....