Storyteller, Quizzer, Marcom Pro.
Storyteller, Quizzer, Marcom Pro.
Jodhpur, Rajasthan’s second-largest city, is known as the “Blue City” for the cluster of azure houses surrounding the 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort. The custom began with the Brahmin community, who painted their homes blue to signify status and align with the…
Sallekhana, also known as Santhara, is a voluntary Jain religious vow of gradually reducing food and water intake with the intent to purify the soul and embrace death in a state of detachment. The term comes from the Sanskrit sal…
In 1914, as the First World War raged, the British Empire needed more than rifles and rations: it needed soldiers. Over a million Indian soldiers were called to serve in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. But a deep cultural…
Tholu Bommalata, literally “leather puppet show” when translated from Telugu, is a centuries-old shadow puppetry tradition from Andhra Pradesh. Believed to have originated during the Satavahana period and flourishing under the Vijayanagara empire, it served as a powerful medium for…
Mother’s Day, celebrated globally, honors the invaluable role of mothers. Its origin traces back to 1908 when Anna Jarvis, a West Virginia activist inspired by her mother Ann Reeves Jarvis’ Civil War-era community work, held a memorial for her to…
The Doms is a community whose presence is inseparable from Varanasi’s cremation ghats. For centuries, they have overseen cremations at Manikarnika and Harishchandra, the two principal burning ghats on the Ganga. Their work is ritually central: arranging wood, building pyres,…
The striking white cotton saree with blue border stripes, worn by the sisters of the Missionaries of Charity, is more than just an outfit—it’s a symbol of dignity and compassion. Mother Teresa used to wear these. Today, it remains the…
The name Ganesha literally means “Lord of the Ganas,” the attendants of Lord Shiva. Ganesha is also known as Vigneshwara, “the one who removes all obstacles.” It is strongly believed the blessings of Ganesha can make any human endeavor successful,…
Vipassana is a meditation technique practiced by millions across the world. The technique derives its name from the Pali word Vi-Passana, meaning ‘clear-seeing.’ Also known as insight meditation, the technique focuses on seeing things as they really are, rather than…