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October 04, 2026
Museum of Word: Kolkata's new home for India's linguistic heritage
Housed in the National Library's Belvedere House, this unique museum uses nine interactive galleries to explore everything from ancient sounds and scripts to India's diverse oral traditions and performing arts
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August 31, 2026
Rediscovering Kolkata’s Chinese heritage: The untold story of its first Chinatown
Kolkata’s Chinese community has shaped the city for more than two centuries, leaving its mark on neighbourhoods, trades, temples and food. The Cheenapara Heritage Gallery will be inaugurated by Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Xu Wei on September 5
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July 24, 2026
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
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February 21, 2026
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
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February 02, 2026
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
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December 20, 2025
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
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November 07, 2025
'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'
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August 29, 2025
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