KP Agrawal’s magnum opus, British Takeover of India, documents the major treaties that were instrumental in India’s colonisation — exposing, in the...

Community participation and technology are the two basic building blocks that can go a long way in transforming the lives of people at the grassroots...

As karmyogis, the civil servants have been relentlessly synthesising the inputs provided by various sectors to put everything in a wider perspective....

In the second part of the extract from his Civil Services Day address, Sanjeev Chopra highlights that British India’s frontier regulations in...

In this extract from his Civil Services Day address, Sanjeev Chopra elucidates the contribution of IFAS officers Major Ralengnao Khathing and Lt...

Originated under the ancient Eastern Ganga dynasty, the stone-craft of Konark not just continues to be an expression of love, devotion and faith but...

Considered to be of ‘divine’ origin, Kathputlis of Nagaur District in Rajasthan served traditionally as a carrier of local history and social mores,...

After its revival in the 16th century in Khambhat, the 4,000-year-old Harrapan craft of agate bead-making started dominating the export market but...

Originated in Central Asia, the iconic Jaipur Blue Pottery has managed to retain its radiant colour and traditional motifs over the ages, and has...

Introduced over a century and a half ago in the culturally rich rural landscape of Baghpat District, Rataul Mangoes are known not just for their...

Made from the wood of jackfruit tree, Maddalam or Shiva’s Drum, a 13th century wooden-leather craft that still thrives in the hamlets of Kerala’s...

Credit to improved road network and security situation, GI-tagged Mandarin oranges — ace among the wide variety of citrus fruits grown in the...