More than a colonial import: The ancient roots of Indian Christmas
If Christmas feels imported today, it is only because we have forgotten its older story, one that began in India long before Europe standardised the festival, complete with its calendars, carols, and commercial excess.
By Kundanika Nanda
When the mirrors no longer judge: A salon built for women the world tried to erase
At a New Delhi salon, acid attack and burn survivors are welcomed not as charity cases, but as women entitled to care, work, and ordinary dignity, challenging how India treats survival after violence.
By Kundanika Nanda
Three months, six metres, one sari: The labour behind IFFI’s quietest spectacle
At India’s biggest film festival, a handloom fashion showcase highlighted named weavers, folk artists, and months of labour, arguing for craft not as nostalgia, but as intelligence, livelihood, and cultural policy
By Kundanika Nanda
Six most Googled recipes in India: From sacred sweets to shaking sips
Here is a list of global flavours that extend from sacred sweets to shaking sips
By Diana M Joshy
Swiss watchmaker Longines names Sara Ali Khan new 'Friend of the Brand'
Longines has a long-standing connection with India – the brand sold its first watch in the country in 1878
By The Week News Desk
Luxury label Kirrikin brings Indigenous Australian fashion to India, weaving stories of land, art and identity
Kirrikin appears firm in building a strong international presence, having showcased its collections across several countries
By Shubhangi Shah
VIRAL VIDEO | Three lions take on gentle giant rhino; what happens next cracks up internet
The King of the jungle escaped the mighty rhinoceros's charge by a whisker, after a lioness initiated trouble at Africa's Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, a viral video showed
Web Desk
Bali volcano eruption news: Flights resume to Indonesian tourist hotbed
Australia's Qantas Group was among the first to resume flights to Indonesia's Bali a day after an erupting Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki forced airlines away from the skies
Web Desk
6 spots in Jaipur where history meets beauty
These locations offer a glimpse of the city's rich cultural heritage
By Shruti Goyal