Home is where the art is, the science too
Things happen at home that don’t happen anywhere else. At a physical level, the home provides organization, with different ...
Want a Million Dollars? Get Busy Deciphering This Ancient Script.
A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle.
Why Hindu Nationalists Desperately Claim Harappa As Aryan
On September 20, 2024, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin expressed his gratitude to John Marshall, the late British archaeologist who headed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) when Daya Ram ...
The politics and poetry of Vālmīki’s Rāmāyaṇa: How an ancient epic shapes Indian culture and enforces inequality in modern India
Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival
A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...
Column | When Dua met Olga: the rising influence of celebrity taste-makers
Olga Tokarczuk's YouTube interview with Dua Lipa showcases the power of celebrities as taste-makers in literature and culture.
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Ambika Hinduja Macker on the importance of attuning oneself to natural rhythms of the environment
As a child, Ambika Hinduja Macker had worlds living inside her. She created them and in these worlds stories, emotions, colours, shapes and sounds — everyt..
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Sacred synergy: How Kerala’s Mappila Theyyam bridges religious divides
The Mappila Theyyam of Kasargod is a unique festival where Islam is not otherised but embraced as a protector, an ally of ...