Ramakrishna Dhar: Artiste who once romanced theatre on European stage now lives in poverty as blacksmith

It was an evening in Milano, Italy, in 1988. The auditorium was set for a [...]

Visuals: World’s only Floating Post Office on Dal Lake going strong even after 200 years

Nestled in the Zabarwan mountain valley, Srinagar’s Dal Lake has been the muse of artists, [...]

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Shruti Tharayil’s wild food walks bring Grandma’s greens back into urban kitchens

When Shruti Tharayil moved to Telangana in 2011, she was intrigued to see women farmers [...]

Pickles of India: From orchids & peaches to banana flowers & bamboo shoots, Indians pickle just about everything

The world history of pickles and the process of pickling began with an Indian connection! [...]

How a Santhali folk singer & orphans turned barren land into forest at Bengal’s Ajodhya Hills

The lap of Ajodhya Hills in the Purulia district of West Bengal presents a panoramic [...]

Left on their own, performing artists bear the brunt of Covid19

Covid-19 has affected almost everyone adversely. For the artist community, which is dependent on shows [...]

Defying stereotypes and bullies, Patna’s Ankita Raj makes a statement with street art

In 2016, when Ankita Raj was studying at the College of Arts and Crafts in [...]

Kalaroos caves: Kashmir’s Russia connection through tunnels

The Kalaroos caves in Kashmir’s village by the same name are one of the most [...]

Kashmir: Visuals of cherry harvesting as government airlifts fruit from the valley

Just as cherry growers of Kashmir were rejoicing the easing of lockdown restrictions, the government [...]

Nanga Hittu: Reviving tribal cuisine of the Badagas from Nilgiris

Growing up in a small village in Udhagamandalam (Ooty), Tamil Nadu, Sabbarish Gowder vividly remembers [...]

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