Observed with fasting, prayer, and night-long vigils, the festival commemorates ancient stories of Shiva and cosmic creation.

In a 2023 paper, Professor Ingo Strauch argued that graffiti should be considered a genre of Indian epigraphy using a ...

Acclaimed dancer and choreographer Aakash Odedra fuses autobiography with the ancient spiritual traditions of Kathak.

Hindu mythology is filled with powerful stories of goddesses who faced challenges that seemed impossible. From Durga defeating fierce demons to Sita enduring exile, their journeys teach courage, ...

In the tapestry of Hindu mythology, every story carries deep wisdom. The tale of Lord Indra, Sage Gautama, and Ahalya is not ...

This year, Hindu devotees from India are likely to be unable to attend Mahashivratri at the sacred Katasraj temple in Pakistan’s Punjab. Tense diplomatic ties between the two countries have stalled ...

Indians are not private and do not understand the right to privacy. So goes a myth that possibly emerged in lobbying circles during the years when India was try ...

What Christian example! In this new order, where a layman does the Bishop’s bidding taking responsibity for the Bishop’s ...

Sita and Urmila - Unheard Conversations is a mythic socio-political drama drawn from the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, re-imagined through the unheard voices of two women, questioning duty, sacrifice, ...

Long before modern borders, Indian coins travelled across Asia and beyond. From Gupta gold to Vijayanagara pagodas, Hindu kings built strong economies whose currency circulated in foreign lands, ...

Patnaik also pointed to traditions that sit outside mainstream urban conversations. In several folk practices across India, ...

Rivers and lakes form a sacred geography in the South Indian state of Kerala, where travellers can trace waterways that have been shaping myths, legends and religious practices for millennia.