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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 traditional Bengali bhojon runs six to eight courses in a fixed order, starting with bitter shukto. See how taste and Ayurvedic logic shape the meal.
Forgotten Heroes
Irom Chanu Sharmila fasted for 5,778 days in protest of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Her fast ended in 2016; AFSPA remains. This is her story and what the law she fought still does in India's Northeast.
India has 42 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, one of the largest collections in the world. But designation alone does not protect a heritage site. Several of India's most significant inscribed properties face urgent challenges from development pressure, climate change, pollution, and underfunding. Here is a clear-eyed look at the sites that need immediate attention.
Kabaddi has become a global sport with a professional league watched by millions. Kho-Kho is finally getting its national league. Gilli-danda, Mallakhamba, and Silambam are attracting a new generation of practitioners. India's traditional sports are staging a remarkable comeback, and they deserve far more attention than they get.
In 1913 a 25-year-old Madras clerk named Srinivasa Ramanujan wrote to G.H. Hardy at Cambridge, sharing results from notebooks of over 3,000 formulas.
Today in History
On March 1, 1872, the British colonial administration completed India's first comprehensive census, a huge effort to count about 240 million people without modern transport or maps.
Environment
After Holi, synthetic colours wash into drains and rivers. This article looks at what they contain and the pollution they leave behind.
Social Justice
Holi erases visible markers of caste for a few hours. This article explains how the festival's ritual inversion briefly suspends social hierarchy.
Environment
Holi is water-intensive in one of the world's most water-stressed countries. This article looks at how to celebrate the festival while conserving water.
Solutions
Cricket, played by an estimated 300 million Indians, cuts across caste, religion and class in gully lanes and stadiums. This article asks why a sport can unite people when policy struggles.
Governance
Explore the top India tourism trends of 2026 - sustainable travel, UNESCO heritage sites, Northeast tourism boom, medical tourism, and adventure in the Himalayas.
Solutions
India's eight Northeast states are building startup, tourism, organic farming and cultural initiatives, with Guwahati as the region's startup hub.
Solutions
India's 22 official languages and thousands of dialects are a foundation of national identity, not a barrier. This article celebrates that multilingual heritage.
Gender Equality
Handloom weaving is rural India's second-largest employer after agriculture, and most weavers are women. This article looks at schemes, online markets and cooperatives behind its revival.
Health
Explore how India's regional cuisines, street food culture, festival foods, and Ayurvedic traditions create a shared heritage that unites 1.4 billion people across 28 states.
