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In Photos: One Architect Saving Rajasthan’s Hauntingly Beautiful Shekhawati...
Spread across Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Churu districts in northern Rajasthan, the mesmerising Shekhawati settlement survives amidst negligence and urban encroachment. Famous for marvellous frescoes painted...
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RBI’s Pakistani Notes to Hyderabadi Rupee: India’s 1st Museum of Currency Is...
Rezwan Razack’s love for paper currency was kindled in a rather accidental way in his childhood. As a school student, he once chanced upon a peculiar banknote in his grandfather’s safe. “The note had...
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Drop a Visit To This 200-Year-Old Library, Patronised By Subash Chandra Bose!
I distinctly remember it was the month of May, and Chennai was experiencing the ‘Agni Nakshatram’ phase. A time where temperatures soar and the land gets parched. After lunch, my father was regaling us...
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This ‘Oily’ Handloom From Coastal Andhra Once Impressed The World
There was a time when almost every woman’s wardrobe across Southern India would hoard a stack of Telia Rumal sarees or kerchiefs. Sadly, the heritage ‘Telia Rumal’ weaving pattern with its intricate...
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With a Tiger & a Goat, This Swadeshi Tea Stood up To The British Raj’s Racism
Cutting Chai, Masala Chai, Kahwa, Lal Cha, and many, many more — in India, chai, or tea, is not just a beverage, it is an emotion. From the soul-awakening sip in the morning to the energising dose at...
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6 Women Help Award-Winning Weavers Across India earn Rs 60 lakh in 2 Months
Majid Ahmad Mir, a 39-year-old master weaver from Srinagar comes from a lineage of master pashmina weavers dating back almost 600 years. (Image above of Majid Ahmad Mir on the left and a Pochampally...
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Built in 1856, You Can Read 1000s of Rare Books in One of India’s Oldest...
Every morning for the past 22 years, Rajkot-based Kalpa Chauhan (44) has been religiously making her way to Jubilee Garden at the heart of the city. Smack in the middle of the lush landscape lies the...
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3 NID Grads Use Stories to Save Over 250 Dying Crafts & Help 200 Artisans...
Back in the early 14th century, a couple of families from a community of nomadic blacksmiths called the Gadia Lohars migrated to Muddarda village in Mehsana taluka, Gujarat. (Image above of an artisan...
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Why You Should Choose Rice Powder Kolam Over Stone Powders Sold in Markets
Every morning, I would wake up and open the door to observe my mother’s kolam of the day. Some days, the kolam would be big, some days small. Some days the designs were extremely complex, and on some,...
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How Indian Ice Hockey Goalie Saves Ladakh’s Centuries-Old Scroll Paintings &...
How do you protect and preserve culture? It’s a question Noor Jahan – a 32-year-old expert in art conservation and heritage management from Leh – has grappled with for a decade. Through Shesrig...
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A Historian’s Abode, 400-YO Home-Turned-Homestay Bears Marks of Goa’s...
The air at Villa Saudade — a refurbished heritage Portuguese mansion in Arpora, Goa — is filled with the aroma of sausages, while in the distance, sounds of the gentle lapping of the water emanate...
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This Heritage Building in Hyderabad Has Seen the World’s Most Significant...
On July 27, the Telangana government submitted an affidavit before the Telangana High Court announcing its decision to demolish all buildings that form part of the Osmania General Hospital (OGH)...
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How do the street artists of Mumbai thrive in an age of e-commerce? What were steam engines like back in the day? Why is the Taj of Marwar called so? Google may have the answers, but witnessing them...
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This 100-Yo Heritage Fort in Kutch Is Home to a First-Of-Its-Kind CBSE School
Title picture courtesy: Ipsita Paul. The night quietens under the moon as the sky blue table comes out of the vintage dining hall. The chairs, candles and the crockery is laid out for the Gujarati...
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