Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava worked with NDTV for fifteen years as a senior news anchor and senior news editor. She is... Read More
A Delhiite, a Bangalorean and a Calcuttan walk into a bar. In the second episode of This Week inCulture, we... Read More
What begins as a family game, right after the auspicious Rajasuya Yagna ends in the destruction of order and a violation of the living force of the very Earth – hence in omens that spell out doom. Read More
Gift giving is indeed a love language and one that the communities in India certainly seem to have a handle on. Read More
From chaats to cutlets and sandwiches to samosas, if there’s one thing that can bind these dishes together, it is chutney. I Read More
Each captain brought something new to the table; and their contributions alongside the evolution of India’s culture have made for a very interesting innings. Rather than an exhaustive exploration of every individual to don the mantle of captaincy, we chose to break it down into eras that each brought a culture of their own. Read More
Shaleen Wadhwana is an independent arts educator and cultural heritage professional. Her curatorial practise explores meta-narratives in global history and artistic responses to contemporary social issues, reflected in her current show FRIN/GE at Vadehra Art Gallery Read More
Tandav obsessively pretends to be a "political" piece, but it in fact, de-politicises crucial people's movements by subordinating them to its salacious and extremely narrowly political (party) plot Read More
This temple may appear to be unimaginable to the foreign gaze, a forage for filth and disease. One can call it madness, but it is unwavering faith of the worshippers that they hold the rats sacred. Read More
Everybody loves a good Twitter war! The first episode of This Week inCulture features Kartik, Anant and Atri — getting... Read More
Until I set foot in sunlight, the notion that a sketchy neon lit bar could hold any sort of sentimentality within seemed incredulous Read More
To think of Kathak is to hear the gentle chiming of the ghungroos as the dancers walk onto the stage; the lift of the curtain and beaming lights highlighting graceful ghagra skirts and dupattas as the dance Read More
Eating together, in Indian culture, is believed to have a way of bringing families together. Read More