In pictures: Lesser-known UNESCO World Heritage sites in India

The Indian civilization is over 5,000 (some records put it at 8,000) years old and [...]

Farohar: How a mother-son duo is popularising Parsi cuisine through authentic recipes

A sleepy coastal town in Gujarat, about 180km from Mumbai, is home to one of [...]

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Lambani: How bold Banjara embroidery with cowrie & coins travelled from Bellary to the world

Twisted hair locks on either side of cheeks, arms full of ivory and glass bangles, [...]

Pithora art: How Jhabua’s Bhuri Bai broke centuries-old taboos with a brush & colours

In every household of Bhil and Rathwa tribes, who reside mostly in central Madhya Pradesh [...]

Ghurni: Bengal’s craft village where life-like clay dolls are bridging the rich-poor divide

Over half-a-century back, when Kanchan Bag was still a child, his father would hand-pull the [...]

Pothi Chitra: Odisha’s 900-year-old palm leaf engraving finds global patrons

A group of students at the National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad attentively listen [...]

Meet Bandana Jain, who uses cardboard to make furniture, sculptures and more

What can you do with corrugated cardboard sheets – the ones used for packaging by [...]

Cheriyal: How Telangana’s centuries-old scroll art continues to educate and entertain even today

In Badampet village of Telangana’s Sangareddy district, NGO Kudali Centre uses a 3ft by 10ft [...]

Watch Saima Shafi: Kashmir’s engineer-cum-potter reviving the clay craft

The Burzahom archaeological site in Kashmir gave evidence that pottery was made in the valley [...]

Aranmula Kannadi: How tech-savvy GenNext is preserving Kerala’s 500-year-old metal mirror craft

The afternoon sun is blazing as Niranjan K B is preparing an alloy of tin [...]