Thanjavur paintings, artistically distinct from Mysore school and European school versions, is unanimously considered as the most authentic and...

Two exotic crops from Nagaland with exactly opposite tastes — red-hot Bhut Jolokia providing ‘a fiery experience of massive proportion’ and sweet...

The GI recognition for Chhau and Gomira masks — which characterise two West Bengal dance forms with the same names — has ensured global recognition...

Makarand Paranjape through his book ‘JNU’ stirs an intellectual discourse around how the university’s idea of nationalism, defined by suspicion and...

In course of documenting the life of Bhairab Dutt Pande, his autobiography — In the Service of Free India — intertwines the personal, professional and...

In Kalkatta Chronicles, Supriya Newar — with her over ten short essays and four poems — appeals to the nostalgic conscience of readers through symbols...

Advantageously located at the centre of riverine trade routes and being a pre-eminent centre of Hindu rituals, Banaras has been able to retain its...

Though there’s been a continuing debate between West Bengal and Odisha around the origin of Rosogolla, none can contest the fact that it remains...

Found in limited supply and strictly seasonal, Allahabad’s Surkha Amrood — distinguished from other varieties by its apple-red exterior and deep pink...

Having received the GI tag in 2013, the handmade scissors industry offers livelihood opportunities to tens of thousands of workers but modernisation...

Primarily depicting Radha-Krishna love story, Kangra Paintings underwent radical experimentation with time, transforming into a more refined version

Ashwini Shrivastava’s ‘Decoding Indian Babudom’ offers an inside view into the functioning of Indian bureaucracy and stimulates thoughtful questions ...