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...

Having received the GI tag in 2013, the handmade scissors industry offers livelihood opportunities to tens of thousands of workers but modernisation...

Primarily depicting Radha-Krishna love story, Kangra Paintings underwent radical experimentation with time, transforming into a more refined version

Ashwini Shrivastava’s ‘Decoding Indian Babudom’ offers an inside view into the functioning of Indian bureaucracy and stimulates thoughtful questions ...

Deeply rooted in tradition, and with an ability to bring different crafts from various regions together, Phulkari has withstood the travails of time,...

While the demand for Kashmiri walnut carving is on the rise, the expert 'karigars' who create it in 'karkhanas' are finding it hard to preserve their...

The GI tag for Kashmiri saffron has standardised the entire process — from production and processing to marketing — thereby removing the glitches and...

Pashmina is a combined outcome of largely unrewarded labour of Changpas who extract the wool from Changra goats, and the exquisite craft of Kashmiri...