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India's three great temple architecture traditions - Nagara in the north, Dravida in the south, and Vesara in the Deccan - represent among the most sophisticated building languages ever developed. Understanding them is the first step toward protecting what India built and keeping it alive for the future.
Yoga originated in ancient India with the Patanjali Sutras and was modernised by Tirumalai Krishnamacharya in the 20th century. Today it is a $130-billion global industry. This is the full story of how India gave the world yoga, who commercialised it, who owns it culturally, and what India can do to lead the next chapter.
Indian miniature painting - across Mughal, Kangra, Rajput, and Deccan schools - collapsed when royal patronage ended in 1858. This is the story of that collapse, what survived in museums and living craft communities, and how organisations like Dastkar and Mahindra Kulakriti are rebuilding the tradition.
A survey counted 780 languages in India and UNESCO lists 42 as endangered. See what disappears when a language dies, as with Bo in 2013.
A Banarasi saree can take 15 days to 6 months to weave, yet weavers earn 300 to 600 rupees a day. A look at India's eight weaving traditions and the pay gap.
Hindustani and Carnatic music share ancient roots but differ in theory, performance and context. A primer on raga and how the two classical styles diverge.
