by Amrita Priya | Aug 14, 2025
(August 14, 2025) Every morning, just before the day’s first news bulletin, radios across India would come alive with a sound that became the country’s unofficial wake-up call. At 5:55 am, as All India Radio prepared to begin its daily broadcast, the gentle hum of the...
by Amrita Priya | Jul 14, 2025
(July 14, 2025) In January 1974, a 20-year-old Gloria Arieira stepped onto Indian soil from Brazil for the first time. She wasn’t chasing adventure or exoticism. She had arrived with a longing for truth, drawn by an inner call that no religious doctrine in her native...
by Vikram Sharma | Jul 8, 2025
(Jul 8, 2025) Bandhani — the ancient Indian hand-dying technique which dates back 5,000 years, just got bolder and colourful, taking the world of fashion by storm. At a time when fashionistas across the globe are looking at ensembles rooted in culture, the recent...
by Amrita Priya | May 13, 2025
(May 13, 2025) When news broke in February 2025 of Ken Zuckerman’s passing at the age of 72, the Indian classical music fraternity mourned not merely the death of a sarod player, but the departure of one of its most beloved insiders. A man born to Russian-Jewish...
by Amrita Priya | Apr 29, 2025
(April 29, 2025) In a world where cultures often collide, one Chinese professor has devoted his life to helping them converse. Professor Wang Zhicheng, a respected academic and passionate Indophile, has quietly emerged as one of the most influential voices promoting...
