Inaugurating the redeveloped Kalika Mata temple in Pavagadh by unfurling a flag on the superstructure where a dargah stood earlier and has been relocated next to it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday that India’s “cultural treasures are being re-established”. Calling the renovated temple a “symbol of religious unity” due to the presence of Jain … Read more
For its 50th anniversary this year, Nike could have done a lot of things. It could have done what many fashion brands do and had a series of enormous parties in multiple capitals around the world with special guests like LeBron James and Billie Eilish and Naomi Osaka and Travis Scott, all of whom work … Read more
Khari Baoli, Daulat ki Chaat, Paranthe wali Galli, GoleHatti, Natraj Dahi Bhalla, Dharampura Haveli… does it ring any bells? Yes! It’s Chandni Chowk – the Heritage Trail of Purani Dilli aka Old Delhi! Food and Cultural Traditions in Chandni Chowk Thickly populated serpentine lanes swarming with people, enthralling culinary traditions, varied and authentic delicacies, sprawling … Read more
At the start of March each year, the neighborhood of Miami Beach known as South Beach is packed with bathing suit-clad college kids. Music blasts from speakers in seemingly every direction and long lines form outside popular hotel bars. Miami Beach has long been a popular destination for Spring Break. But spring breakers are just … Read more
Santhosh S. “There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism.” — Walter Benjamin, Thesis on the Philosophy of History Why are we witnessing a large number of Indians defend and celebrate the Russian invasion of Ukraine? We are a postcolonial nation-state with a long history of … Read more
You haven’t had the best momos of your life if you haven’t visited Majnu ka Tilla – a small ethnic pocket in north Delhi by the banks of the Yamuna river. Momos at Majnu ka Tilla – a small ethnic pocket in north Delhi Intrigued? Well, there’s more to this place than the delicious momos, … Read more