Society & Culture

This is an elegant and evocative work based on the Kedara Kalpa, a relatively little-known Shaiva text only slightly better known than which are...

Saraswati Puja was celebrated with great grandeur in West Bengal on February 5; the Panchami of the goddess of wisdom was observed in Bihar,...

The life of Anant Pai, creator of the 'Amar Chitra Katha' series of comic books centred around historical and mythological themes, will soon be...

The elegant Hoysala temples of Belur, Halebid and Somnathapura in Karnataka have been finalised for nomination for the Unesco World Heritage sites for the...

At a webinar on Zoom recently, I presented part of a research paper I had originally delivered at a conference at the University the...

Growing up in Kanpur, Chitwan Mittal heard "wonderfully imaginative stories" from her 'dadi at mealtimes and from her convent-educated mothers vast collection of storybooks....

At a webinar on Zoom recently, I presented part of a research paper I had originally delivered at a conference at the University the...

Bharat’s Constitution has caste-based reservations but even though its chief architect Dr Ambedkar based the Constitution on the British colonial legacy, he too wanted...

The nation celebrated its 73rd Republic Day with traditional gaiety during this year's 'Amrit-Mahotsva' in regard to the 75th year of Bharat's Independence. The...

When there was talk of planting some trees at the grounds in the police post at Malarampura in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, constable Vindo...