Arts & Culture
India doesn't have one culture — it has a few hundred, layered on top of each other for four thousand years. This is where we explore all of it: the temples and forts, the classical dances and folk songs, the weaves and the paintings, the saints and the film stars. One article might take you inside a Chola bronze workshop, the next into a Kathakali dressing room or a Kanchipuram loom. Pick a thread below — architecture, music, regional traditions, the people who made the art — or just follow your curiosity. The idea here is to understand where the art came from and why it still matters.
The Man Who Fired at the Light
Dive into the terrifying mystery of the Muhnochwa attacks. Discover the truth behind the strange face-scratching light orbs that sparked...
The Hands Around the Pillar
Step into the Qutub Minar complex and discover Delhi's rustless iron pillar. Learn how a metallurgical miracle from 400 AD...
The Cloth Under the Pillar
Discover the gravity-defying Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi. Explore the 16th-century Veerabhadra Temple and the brilliant Vijayanagara engineering that still baffles...
Black in the Sack, Purple in the Pot
Discover the incredible story of Chak-Hao, the black rice of Manipur. Once reserved for ancient royalty, this forbidden grain is...
Leave Us Alone
Step into the complex history of Northeast India. Discover how the Naga National Council united fiercely independent tribes into a...
The Fight To Save Northeast India Endangered Languages
Step into the fading world of ancient words. Discover the heroic efforts to document Northeast India endangered languages and save...
The Nest That Made Bihu
Dive into the fascinating world of entomophagy in Northeast India. Discover why eating silk worms and water bugs is not...
The Lake of Elephants
Discover the changing story of Deepor Beel urban encroachment. Explore how growing cities are threatening the last beautiful wetland of...
Protecting The Rare Hoolock Gibbon India
Deep in the wild forests of the northeast lives the beautiful Hoolock Gibbon India. Discover the amazing story of our...
The Painted Heavens
Dive into the magical world of Bhaona traditional theatrical arts where ancient stories vibrant masks and rhythmic drums bring the...
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