In the book 'Tagore and Gandhi', Rudrangshu Mukherjee discusses how India's two topmost intellectuals kept acrimony at bay despite glaring differences...

The enchanting textile-making tradition of Idu Mishmi from the ‘land of dawn-lit mountains’ is the first community-funded GI-tagged entity in India

Relevance of Madhubani paintings, originated in Mithila region of Bihar, extends far beyond decorative functions — providing practising women a medium...

Thanjavur paintings, artistically distinct from Mysore school and European school versions, is unanimously considered as the most authentic and...

Two exotic crops from Nagaland with exactly opposite tastes — red-hot Bhut Jolokia providing ‘a fiery experience of massive proportion’ and sweet...

The GI recognition for Chhau and Gomira masks — which characterise two West Bengal dance forms with the same names — has ensured global recognition...

Makarand Paranjape through his book ‘JNU’ stirs an intellectual discourse around how the university’s idea of nationalism, defined by suspicion and...

In course of documenting the life of Bhairab Dutt Pande, his autobiography — In the Service of Free India — intertwines the personal, professional and...

In Kalkatta Chronicles, Supriya Newar — with her over ten short essays and four poems — appeals to the nostalgic conscience of readers through symbols...

Advantageously located at the centre of riverine trade routes and being a pre-eminent centre of Hindu rituals, Banaras has been able to retain its...

Though there’s been a continuing debate between West Bengal and Odisha around the origin of Rosogolla, none can contest the fact that it remains...

Found in limited supply and strictly seasonal, Allahabad’s Surkha Amrood — distinguished from other varieties by its apple-red exterior and deep pink...