Culture

On a very hot summer evening in Delhi, a motley group of people had gathered at Azad Bhawan, the headquarters of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations. Azad Bhawan is …

Six months after the rape that sparked an unprecedented national outrage, the courageous spirit of a 23-year-old rape victim has found a home in the heart of the Indian capital. …

In a world driven by enterprise and innovation, Indians are making waves everywhere. It’s no longer just about Indians heading multinational companies or running multi-million global businesses; it’s also about …

Call it a spicy affair, if you will. India and China, two of the oldest civilizations in the world, are culturally welded in many respects; one of them is surely …

Indians are no strangers to the art of giving. It is an integral part of our history and religion. Hinduism has ‘Daan’, Sikhism has ‘Seva’, Buddhism has ‘Dharma’, and Islam …

Click, open, play – and you glide into a country of majestic castles, pristine mountains, high-tech hubs, fancy cars, funny comics and much else. Welcome to Kids’ Corner – a …

Down a quiet Ballimaran lane, in Delhi’s Chandni Chowk, stands a haveli like many others in this historic part of the Indian capital. An old dilapidated structure that has housed …

It’s as if the floodgates have opened. Ever since the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in the heart of the Indian capital shook the nation and the world, every …

Materialistic, technology-dependent, perennially distracted, ill-mannered and outspoken – this is how most people describe the current generation of young adults. And they might be right. But there is another side …

The frail man with the battle-hardened eyes has been the pivot of all of Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee’s life. The 79-year-old becomes a sprightly child of 10 when she speaks about …