Hookah smoking began in the royal courts of Mughal India and was readily adopted by British colonials....
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Games of chance have been popular in India for centuries. From the ancient game of dice to...
The rocks were painted on repeatedly and across successive historical time periods. Introduction Widely acknowledged to be...
The cave architecture of India transcends religious boundaries because these monuments belong to several faiths. Introduction In...
Naidu, called the “Nightingale of India”, is known as one of India’s feminist luminaries. Introduction Sarojini Naidu[1] was...
The modern food system has a huge carbon footprint. These Indian cafés want to change that. On...
Kamadeva, also known as Madana, is the Hindu god of love, desire, and infatuation. With the coming...
An interview with Professor Jon Keune about his new book, Shared Devotion, Shared Food: Equality and the...
Millets can be the wonder crop providing food, nutrition and livelihood security. Introduction “There is a marked...
Traditional wisdom about processing and preserving food has been handed down for many generations in India. Abstract...
The cuisine of India has been considered one of the world’s most diverse cuisines. Introduction The cuisine of...
Kashmir has been in conflict since 1947, despite repeated UN and U.S. interventions. Introduction An armed conflict...
In fact, you can’t really understand Mumbai without understanding the bubonic plague. Introduction On a leafy uphill...
An expert on India’s agricultural sector explains why governments in the past have paid heed to their...
This wool cloth is now sometimes known as “cashmere” after the old English spelling of “Kashmir”. Introduction...
The Mỹ Sơn sanctuary was built by the Chams, who once dominated what is today southern Vietnam...
Historically, a beef taboo among upper-caste Hindus arose in around the first century C.E. By A. Parikh...
Towards the end of the Atharvaveda period (1000-900 BCE), new class distinctions emerged. Origins Perspectives There are...
They believed, influenced by the Rig-Veda epic, that lifestyles, occupations, ritual statuses, and social statuses were inherited....
Chinese investors have poured some $4 billion into Indian tech startups since 2015. By Sherisse Pham and...
The Arthashastra (or Arthaśāstra) is one of the oldest surviving treatises on statecraft. Introduction There is considerable...
The Gita is a dialogue between the warrior-prince Arjuna and the god Krishna who is serving as...
Materialism holds that perceivable matter is all that exists, while supernatural entities or planes of existence are...
Rock art is the primary source to study the culture, rituals, traditions, and lives of prehistoric societies....
Empires in the Indian subcontinent shared intertwined histories with principalities to the west such as the Greeks...
The Guptas were ambitious rulers and by the end of the fourth century claimed dominance over a...
It is believed that King Janak, ruler of Mithila Kingdom in the 8th or 7th century BCE,...
The Hoysala era emerged as an important period in the development of art, architecture, and religion in...
From a semi-nomadic tribal society to an agrarian-based society with a vast network of trade and a...
India has often been overlooked, especially in the West, about the contributions of its rich history and...