culture

A fiesta without borders, Mela Mexicana

Food as an instrument of cultural diplomacy: Mela Mexicana, a food festival at SOCIAL outlets, highlights the surprising cultural similarities and culinary affinities between India and Mexico

Why Mother Mary is having a moment in pop culture

From Arundhati Roy's autobiography to Ryan Gosling's sci-fi thriller, Mother Mart is surfacing in books and movies in new and unexpected ways

Click-clack and heartbeat: The enduring romance of vintage typewriters in a digital age

A typewriter shop in Delhi, run by the Palta family, serves as a sanctuary for the repair, restoration, and appreciation of these vintage machines

Buddhist circuit for northeast, signalling a new chapter in cultural diplomacy

While it can be seen as a project for the development of heritage and tourism infrastructure, it also contains aspects of cultural diplomacy

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

'Vande Mataram' 150th anniversary controversy: What were the stanzas cut from the original poem?

PM Narendra Modi also lashed out against the Congress over the deletion of stanzas from the original poem during a Friday speech on the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram'

Daruma dolls: What is the story behind the eye-less paper doll gifted to PM Modi by Japan?

The chief priest of the Shorinzan Buddhist temple in Japan gifted PM Narendra Modi with a traditional Daruma doll. The Daruma dolls, a symbol from Zen Buddhism, embody perseverance and good fortune, and are a popular Japanese lucky charm

Lincoln artefacts fetch millions in auction, but at what cost?

The auction featured 144 objects, 136 of which were sold to repay an $8 million debt from 2007—a cultural loss, historians say

Sixteen and soaring: Gur Rehmat Majithia's solo Kuchipudi debut celebrates a decade of devotion

Trained under Kuchipudi legends, the young dancer dazzled audiences with her debut, promising to reach greater heights

Celebrity breakups of 2024

LoreKeepers: How ARPO is preserving Kerala's forgotten oral traditions, folklore

They involve younger generations in preserving them for posterity

'Hope to work in Bollywood one day': Miss World Karolina Bielawska

India is hosting the Miss World pageant after 27 years

How forgotten tales of tawaifs are seeing a revival on screen and in print

Unlike popular perception, tawaifs were not prostitutes

Architect Balakrishna Doshi conferred with Royal Gold Medal 2022

The Royal Gold Medal is approved personally by Queen Elizabeth

K-culture is booming in India: Korikart founder Seo Young-doo

Korean products are now just a click away thanks to this online platform

OPINION: It is only 'adjusting' that will keep the show going

Indians have taken to ‘adjusting’ as if it was designed with our needs in mind

Committee to study ancient Indian culture: Old wine in a new bottle?

Even members of the committee did not know if this was a newly constituted panel

Indian classical dance in high demand in times of global lockdown

Demand for Indian classical dance and music classes has grown in Tokyo, Bangkok

IHWF 2020: Discover India's past through heritage walks with Sahapedia and UNESCO

140 experiences in 44 cities on offer in the third edition of IHWF

Mandu, aiming to be a world heritage site, celebrates year-end festival

The nomination file to receive a world heritage site tag has been sent to UNESCO

Vivekananda Kendra to launch year-long sampark programme

The programme is organised to commemorate 50 years of Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Mob tries to force woman dancers to strip at cultural event in Assam

Two men were arrested on after a case was filed by the troupe

Michael Jackson: King of pop would have been 60 today

The music legend's career makes him one of the most influential artists

Why cash-strapped Air India's priceless artefacts will not be sold off

The Maharaja collection comprises a total of 7,000 artefacts and other memorabilia

Why a Chinese-style prom dress set off a furious cultural debate

Yet again a dress has sparked a furious debate over cultural appropriation in the US