Society & Culture

The underlying divisions of opinion in Bharat on Jallikattu are more complex than public discussions seem able to acknowledge. They highlight something more profound...

Amazon has come under heavy fire for selling items, including underwear, that feature sacred Hindu deities. The company’s critics are accusing Amazon of scarilege and cultural appropriation. A statement...

Today, the whole nation has been surprised by the sudden, unplanned and well executed protest against the ban on Jallikattu by the Supreme Court of...

It is said that when divine energies decide on calling you, you surely get driven to them. Something similar happened to me when a...

Zaira Wasim, the 16 year old girl from Kashmir, who had bagged a role in Aamir Khan starer 'Dangal' which is based on a...

Does anyone remember their school days when they were asked to write an essay on a festival, e.g. Holi, Deepavali, or Uttarayan? We used...

The three dreaded terrorist outfits in Assam and Tripura, the People’s Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDCK), the Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) and the National...

While Sabarimala temple has been celeberating Makaravilakku, rumours of Trupti Desai, heading to the temple in disguise are also going around. Campaigners of #ReadyToWait who stands...

Dramatic scandals routinely fill Bharat’s media headlines about some poor victim from a remote area being exploited by upper strata Delhi elites. Yet there...

Jallikattu ban is seen as a needless interference of state machinery into our traditions by many people in Bharat who support the sport but...