The Romantics pays homage to acclaimed Indian director Yash Chopra and charts his influence in shaping Bollywood’s classic romance epics.
Kolkata’s Tiretta Bazaar was home to a thriving Chinese community but, while thousands once lived there, that number dwindled. Now, though, it’s increasingly back in the public eye.
Rana Safvi, a teacher-turned-author on premodern India, seeks to combat misinformation and historical revisionism by offering ‘accessible’ accounts of the country’s complex, oft-misinterpreted history.
Sino-Indian history – that began over 1,000 years ago between southern Indian kingdoms of Pallava, Chola and Song China – is often overlooked in discussing China-India relationships.
Manzilat Fatima is leading a food journey reviving the authentic cuisine of Awadh, creating awareness about popular Muslim food from present day Uttar Pradesh that is now a part of the culinary heritage of Kolkata.
Mumtaz Ali has been making tabla for 45 years and is among the last of such craftsmen in the Varanasi market that once housed a thriving industry of instrument makers.
The expansion of the anti-meat campaign could set the stage for India’s general election in 2024 as the BJP, under repeated backlash for politicising food, seeks to retain power.
Nearly 400 years after its construction, the Mughal-era mausoleum and iconic Indian landmark has become the latest target of revisionism in an increasingly polarised country, where a ultranationalist propaganda campaign is being waged against historical truth.
The case of two Muslim teenagers in India who were charged with criminal intimidation for listening to Pakistani music shows how deep the divide has become. But millions will still find a way to enjoy each other’s culture.
Bechan Baba, 70, has for the past six decades been tending to a mosque in Varanasi, where Hindus and Muslims believe in living with harmony.