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Gifts of a Magician: Bamboo and Cane crafts of Nagaland

Gifts of a Magician: Bamboo and Cane crafts of Nagaland

Kevin Wilson December 17, 2020 Among the people of the Ao tribe of the Mokokchung district of Nagaland, it was said that there once lived a m...

India’s own “Frida Kahlo”?

Prachi Parihar November 29, 2020 Self portrait 1930 Can you guess who she is and why she is called Frida Khalo of India? I couldn’t have guessed...

Khurma, Batasha, Barfi aur Hum!

by Yashi Srivastava 28th September 2020 One thing the year 2020 has given me is the opportunity to celebrate most of the festivals with my famil...

Jalebi – The Sugary and Spirally Delight

by Yashi Srivastava The mornings started earlier here. By 7 in the morning a round of tea and biscuits was already over and we were onto the next ...

Rabari: Nomads of the Great White Desert

by Nisha Sastry The Rabaris are a close-knit community with customs, traditions, and mythology unique to them. It is widely believed that they mig...

Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal: A tripartite cultural triumph

by Nisha Sastry Kind man to the kind,Who's sweet to the sweet,Very cruel to the cruelHe was nothing but God Vishnu in this regard...

The Swallows of Kausani

by Anuradha Kumar-Jain I have seen a shopkeeper in Kausani reach for a jar of bournvita within touching distance of a bird, and on another occasion...

The Scandal of Indian Muslins for a French Queen

by Kevin Wilson In 1783, a portrait of French Queen, Marie Antoinette, was put up for public viewing at the Paris Salon...

Stitching heritage in Radhanpur

by Bahaar Meera Jain I have always been fascinated by the diverse crafts of Gujarat. They have myriad types of embroidery, each more beautiful and ...

Khun: a treasure of the Deccan

by Kevin Wilson A stone’s throw away from the capital of the Badami Chalukyas, in the northern region of Karnataka, lies the small town of Guledgud...

Gin & Tonic - My personal Dose of Healthy and Happy

by Yashi Srivastava As the British came to India, they had to fight the menace of malaria. Quinine dosage was recommended, but the British officia...