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The session will explore how young artists reimagine Gandhi through play, imagination, and national memory, while also situating these images within contemporary debates around his fraught legacies

B Is For Bapu: What Children’s Art Tells Us About The Many Afterlives Of The ‘Mahatma’

15 hours ago

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The kingdom of Gangaridai was one of ancient Bengal’s most powerful cultures — a force so formidable that Alexander’s army refused to cross the Ganges.

The Lost Kingdom Of Gangaridai: The Bengali Civilisation That Stopped Alexander’s March

01 Dec 2025

5 min read

Homegrown Counterculture: How India Inspired The Bohemian Aesthetic

Homegrown Counterculture: How India Inspired The Bohemian Aesthetic

31 Jul 2023

4 min read

Jugni: Punjabi Folk Genre Celebrating the Spirit Of A Feisty Woman

Jugni: Punjabi Folk Genre Celebrating the Spirit Of A Feisty Woman

08 Jun 2021

3 min read

Haunted Tunnel No. 33 In Himachal Pradesh

The Haunted History Of Himachal Pradesh's Tunnel No. 33

Samiksha Chaudhary

10 Mar 2022

3 min read

Paintings depicting Indian women clad in different versions of a traditional saree.

How 18th Century French Fashion Changed The Way Indian Women Wear Sarees

19 Sep 2024

5 min read

Snacks and ladders board game also known as chutes and ladders

The Indian Origins Of Snakes And Ladders

08 Jun 2021

5 min read

From 'Barsaat Ki Raat' to 'Delhi-6' and 'Mulk', the filmi qawwali has evolved from the dargah to the big screen, blending faith with popular culture and reflecting India’s composite identity.

How The Qawwali Became Indian Cinema’s Most Enduring Ode To A Secular Nation

14 Nov 2025

4 min read

Mr. Mamdani — the son of an Indian mother and a Ugandan-Indian father — eating biryani with, wait for it, his hands. No spoon, no fork — just diving into the rice hand-first.

How The Longest Colonial Hangover Ever Made Hand-Eating ‘Uncivilised’

12 Nov 2025

3 min read

Western counterculture, colonial legacies, and local realities shaped the music, myth, and meaning of India’s most iconic rave scene.

Goa Trance And The Afterlife Of Empire: A Post-Colonial History

Anahita Ahluwalia

08 Nov 2025

6 min read

What The Taj Mahal Tells Us About The Politics Of Built Heritage In India

What The Taj Mahal Tells Us About The Politics Of Built Heritage In India

24 Oct 2025

4 min read

Auto Shankar: The Bone-Crawling Saga of India’s Ted Bundy

Auto Shankar: The Bone-Crawling Saga of India’s Ted Bundy

08 Jun 2021

10 min read

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