Regional Culture
Cross a state line in India and the food changes, the language changes, the gods change, sometimes the whole way of life changes. This section travels the regions: the backwaters and boat races of Kerala, the deserts and forts of Rajasthan, the tea gardens and Bihu of Assam, the coastal Konkan, the Tamil heartland. It's the culture people actually live — what they eat at a wedding, how they greet a guest, which festival empties the streets. India holds more variety than most continents, and this is where we take that seriously, one region at a time.
Sangam Period: When Tamil Literature and Trade Flourished
It was an era where poets were kings of words, and kings were patrons of art. From the love poems...
The Festival That Follows The Sun
The sky is painted with a million kites, the air smells of roasted sesame, and the cry of "Pongalo Pongal!"...
The King Who Comes Home to See We Are Happy
Once a year, an exiled king returns from the netherworld, and an entire state rolls out a carpet of flowers...
The Daughter Who Comes Home
For ten days every autumn, the city of Kolkata doesn't sleep. The streets turn into art galleries, the air vibrates...
The One Day Everyone is the Same Colour
For one day a year, the streets of India turn into a canvas of pink, yellow, green, and blue. Social...
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