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Why Your Grandmother Always Planted Marigolds in October
Culture

Why Your Grandmother Always Planted Marigolds in October

Beyond ‘Sadya’ Feast: Onam Festival Traditions, Dances & Boat Races You Must See
Culture

Beyond ‘Sadya’ Feast: Onam Festival Traditions, Dances & Boat Races You Must See

24-YO Engineer-Turned-Rapper Fights for Forests & Tribal Rights — Listen to Her Powerful Rap
Culture

24-YO Engineer-Turned-Rapper Fights for Forests & Tribal Rights — Listen to Her Powerful Rap

Which Monument Carries a Clap a Kilometre? 6 Indian Sites Hiding Brilliant Ancient Design Secrets
History

Which Monument Carries a Clap a Kilometre? 6 Indian Sites Hiding Brilliant Ancient Design Secrets

How Partition & Fate Led 2 Refugees To Find Love & Build Delhi’s Iconic Bahrisons Bookstore
Culture

How Partition & Fate Led 2 Refugees To Find Love & Build Delhi’s Iconic Bahrisons Bookstore

Unforgettable Partition Tales of Forgiveness, Strangers Giving Refuge & Friendships Defying Borders
Culture

Unforgettable Partition Tales of Forgiveness, Strangers Giving Refuge & Friendships Defying Borders

From One Internet Launch to 900 Million Users: How Independence Day 1995 Connected India
Culture

From One Internet Launch to 900 Million Users: How Independence Day 1995 Connected India

In Photos: How a Generations-Old Tabla-Making Tradition in Amroha Survives Today
Culture

In Photos: How a Generations-Old Tabla-Making Tradition in Amroha Survives Today

Why Gen Z Is Queuing Up for This Purani Dilli Walk Led by Local History Buff
Culture

Why Gen Z Is Queuing Up for This Purani Dilli Walk Led by Local History Buff

This Airport Library in Bhubaneswar Lets You Pick A Book for Free While Waiting for Your Flight
Culture

This Airport Library in Bhubaneswar Lets You Pick A Book for Free While Waiting for Your Flight

This 28-YO’s Viral Instagram Posts Are Bringing Lucknow’s Forgotten Stories Back to Life
Culture

This 28-YO’s Viral Instagram Posts Are Bringing Lucknow’s Forgotten Stories Back to Life

From Handwritten Cards to Hashtags: How We Show Up for Friends Has Changed — Or Has It?
Culture

From Handwritten Cards to Hashtags: How We Show Up for Friends Has Changed — Or Has It?

How People Became Friends Through Facebook Comments, Cancer Loss, & Brain Surgery Recovery
Culture

How People Became Friends Through Facebook Comments, Cancer Loss, & Brain Surgery Recovery

How a Family Resurrected Their 300-YO Ancestral Palace Into a Glorious Heritage Hotel
Heritage and Architecture

How a Family Resurrected Their 300-YO Ancestral Palace Into a Glorious Heritage Hotel

What It Took to Film Theyyam—Kerala’s Sacred 1500-Year-Old Dance Few Outsiders Ever Witness
Culture

What It Took to Film Theyyam—Kerala’s Sacred 1500-Year-Old Dance Few Outsiders Ever Witness

6 Offbeat Museums Across India That Make for the Perfect Monsoon Day Plan
Culture

6 Offbeat Museums Across India That Make for the Perfect Monsoon Day Plan

Ancient Indian Textiles That Outlived Fast Fashion by 2000 Years
Culture

Ancient Indian Textiles That Outlived Fast Fashion by 2000 Years

How This Bold Malayalam Film Challenged a Conservative Society’s Views on Being Gay
Culture

How This Bold Malayalam Film Challenged a Conservative Society’s Views on Being Gay

This Woman Is on a Mission to Bring Back Rajasthani Recipes That Have Been Forgotten for Generations
Culture

This Woman Is on a Mission to Bring Back Rajasthani Recipes That Have Been Forgotten for Generations

This 145-YO Ice Factory Is Now a Culture Hub in the Heart of Mumbai
Heritage and Architecture

This 145-YO Ice Factory Is Now a Culture Hub in the Heart of Mumbai

How a Small Tamil Village Is Keeping India’s Ancient Pottery Tradition — And Identity — Alive
Culture

How a Small Tamil Village Is Keeping India’s Ancient Pottery Tradition — And Identity — Alive

Before Feminism Was a Trending Word, These 5 Indian Laws Protected Women
Culture

Before Feminism Was a Trending Word, These 5 Indian Laws Protected Women

My Cancer Gave Me 100 Days to Live — Until My 3-YO Daughter Asked, ‘Papa, Will You Dance at My Wedding?’
Culture

My Cancer Gave Me 100 Days to Live — Until My 3-YO Daughter Asked, ‘Papa, Will You Dance at My Wedding?’

Inside India’s Courtyards: The Low-Tech Cooling System That Still Works
History

Inside India’s Courtyards: The Low-Tech Cooling System That Still Works

This 140-Year-Old Soda Brand from Pune Is Older Than Coca-Cola
Culture

This 140-Year-Old Soda Brand from Pune Is Older Than Coca-Cola

Delhi Youth Built Free Libraries in Public Spaces — No Staff, No Fees, & 5000+ Readers So Far
Changemakers

Delhi Youth Built Free Libraries in Public Spaces — No Staff, No Fees, & 5000+ Readers So Far

5 Indian Raagas That Bring the Monsoon to Life Through Music
Culture

5 Indian Raagas That Bring the Monsoon to Life Through Music

Why 140 Strangers Meet in a Bengaluru Warehouse Every Weekend — With Drums in Hand
Culture

Why 140 Strangers Meet in a Bengaluru Warehouse Every Weekend — With Drums in Hand

‘I’m Not Waiting for Marriage To Fix Me’: What a Psychologist Learnt From People in Their 40s
Changemakers

‘I’m Not Waiting for Marriage To Fix Me’: What a Psychologist Learnt From People in Their 40s

‘Nonbinary’, ‘Pansexual’, ‘Genderfluid’: Understand LGBTQ+ Terms With This Easy Glossary
Culture

‘Nonbinary’, ‘Pansexual’, ‘Genderfluid’: Understand LGBTQ+ Terms With This Easy Glossary

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