Struggle of Walchand Hirachand Against British Shipping Laws
Walchand Hirachand wanted to build ships in India, fly planes over India and manufacture automobiles on Indian soil at a...
The Secret Letters Between G.D. Birla and Mahatma Gandhi
Between 1915 and 1948, Ghanshyam Das Birla and Mahatma Gandhi exchanged over 1,800 letters. They wrote about money, about the...
How Chhau Mask Dance of Purulia Invoke Martial Spirits
The masks of Purulia Chhau are not costumes. They are invocations. When a dancer in Purulia district straps on the...
Konyak Naga Facial Tattoos: History Written on Human Skin
The last generation of Konyak Naga men and women who carry the full record of their lineage on their faces...
Thimithi Festival: How Tamil Devotion Walks Through Fire
Every year in Tamil Nadu, thousands of devotees walk barefoot across a bed of burning coals in an act of...
The Rhythmic Buddhist Chanting of the Monks of Ladakh
In the high-altitude monasteries of Ladakh, the chanting of Buddhist monks is not music in the way that word is...
How Kodava Celebrates Weapons During Kailpodh Festival
The Kodava people of Kodagu in Karnataka are one of the very few communities in India granted the legal right...
Ceremonial Preparation of Karah Parshad in Sikh Gurdwaras
In every Gurdwara, before the service begins and before anything else is offered to the congregation, the Karah Parshad is...
The Elaborate Parsi Sky Burials and Towers of Silence
The Towers of Silence that rise above the forested hills of Malabar Hill in Mumbai are among the most private...
Intricate Kolam Floor Art Drawn Daily in South Indian Homes
Before sunrise in millions of homes across Tamil Nadu, a woman steps out of her front door with a fistful...
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