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 December 24, 2025
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 December 23, 2025
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 December 20, 2025
The history of tea is a fascinating journey that spans continents, from its origins in China to its arrival in Portugal and subsequent popularisation in England by Queen Catherine of Braganza
By Puneet R. Kundal December 20, 2025
After Sankrit and Tamil, the second edition of the festival moves to the English segment
By The Week News Desk December 19, 2025
At the Blue & Green Climate LitFest in Kochi, herpetologist Romulus Whitaker picked his top two nature writers. One evergreen, and the second one from the younger crop
By Mathew T George December 18, 2025
Monu, 38, was named the winner for his innovative use of technology, and integrated farming methods
By Ancila D December 17, 2025
The clay flute that entered the world stage, and the call that Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia hopes India will hear
By Neeta Lal December 16, 2025
In an insightful interview, Pakistani author Kanza Javed delves into her new short story collection. Javed also shares her creative process, the challenges of the publishing landscape in Pakistan, and how both nations have shaped her identity and her powerful writing
By Shubhangi Shah December 15, 2025
Step inside a world where every painting is a conversation between cultures
By Kundanika Nanda December 13, 2025
Bhag Singh’s grandson Darshan Singh Deol is on a mission to piece together his grandfather's lost legacy, seeking official recognition for the thousands of Indian labourers who helped build the Panama Canal
By Kundanika Nanda December 09, 2025
Salil Chowdhury's birth centenary falls on November 19. He is known for songs like 'Aye Mere Pyare Watan', 'Jaagte Raho', 'Who Sham' and 'Koi Sone Ke Dilwala'
By Ranjan Das Gupta November 19, 2025
Cambridge Dictionary just announced its word of the year, and it's a term many of us might relate to: 'Parasocial'
By K. Sunil Thomas November 19, 2025
Mahindra Kabira Festival returns for its ninth edition in Varanasi, celebrating the enduring legacy of 15th-century mystic-poet Kabir with diverse performances, talks, and cultural experiences
By Shubhangi Shah November 03, 2025
Bhai Dooj is called Bhau Beej in Maharashtra, Bhai Phota in West Bengal and Yam Dwitiya in South Indian states.
By The Week News Desk October 22, 2025
If you are looking for a good mix of sweet, cool, quirky, and emotional Diwali 2025 wishes, look no further, because our list of 40 wish ideas has you covered
By The Week News Desk October 19, 2025
Neil George, a corporate veteran turned art aficionado, launched One Kochi, India's first art district and luxury destination near Kochi International Airport
By Anjuly Mathai October 18, 2025
Women empowerment is incomplete without safety, nutrition, and opportunity
By Dr. Veerendra Mishra IPS October 17, 2025
Digital parenting in the hyperreal world demands a fresh approach to protecting children's online rights. It's about fostering digital literacy, emotional safety, and understanding the virtual spaces where kids now live, learn, and belong
By Harmeet Singh and Salik Khan October 16, 2025
Dr Ramakanta Panda's scalpel protects the rhythm of the hearts inside the hospital walls and his camera captures and protects the rhythm of life that beats far beyond them
By Kritajna Naik October 06, 2025
Jane Goodall's revolutionary approach to primatology inspires young people to engage with environmental issues
By Pooja Biraia October 03, 2025
Zubeen Garg's music is a deeply meditative and emotionally resonant experience for the people of Assam, blending folk, pop, and Sufi elements
By Dr Suravi Sharma Kumar September 27, 2025
A major breakthrough happened when Advaita was chosen, among the four bands, for a compilation album by English record producer John Leckie, who is known for his work with legends such as John Lennon, Pink Floyd, and Radiohead
By Shubhangi Shah September 23, 2025
Featuring master weavers, the exhibition celebrates Jamdani as an 'intangible luxury'and a testament to enduring beauty and craftsmanship, highlighting the cultural bridge between Delhi and Dhaka
By Faisal Mahmud September 20, 2025
Social investment is increasingly vital amidst global foreign aid cuts, necessitating local funders, corporates, and philanthropists to fill critical financing gaps, especially in nations like India
By Shubhangi Shah September 16, 2025