History & Culture

Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning: What has January 15 ever given us?

What is it that causes nations to start reclaiming their national treasures?

The meaning of contentment

Ganesha, with the snake around his belly and rat at his feet, is the symbol of contentment.

How young Instagrammers in India are using social media to give history context

Clockwise from top left: Sam Dalrymple, Sruthin Lal, Aniruddh Kanisetti, Sameera Kazmi, Eshan Sharma, and Eric Chopra

A young tribe of historians in India is using social media and visual storytelling, especially Instagram reels, to give history context and change how people perceive the past

Serish Nanisetti

How the Gayatri Mantra, composed by men, heard by men, for a male deity, became embodied as a goddess

Devdutt Pattanaik

Of a bygone era: excavations reveal Buddhist monastery complex at Bharatpur of Bengal

Pyramid-like Ahom burial mounds in Assam to vie for UNESCO World Heritage Site tag

Assam’s Charaideo Maidams — the Ahom equivalent of the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Photo: Special Arrangement

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Dr Rajendra Prasad as President of the Constituent Assembly signing the new Constitution as passed by it.

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German photographer Thomas Lüttge.

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Madhusudanan Kalaichelvan during his heritage tour.

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Cycling Yogis members during a trip to Kumbakonam

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Srinivasa Ramanujam

Weekly ritual: Tibetans doing Gorshey at Aruna Nagar Colony, Majnu Ka Tila.

A peek into Tibetan culture at Majnu Ka Tila

Hutatma Chowk was built in memory of the members of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti, an organization that advocated for the formation of the State. They were involved in a peaceful demonstration. File.

Daily Quiz | On the formation of Indian States and Union Territories

A graphic illustrating new details, uncovered using LiDAR laser technology, of the ancient Mayan city of Calakmul, Mexico, in this undated handout image.

Ancient Maya city in Mexico may rank as most crowded, new data shows

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Daily Quiz | On Mughal emperor Jalal-ud-din Akbar

Ranjani Srinivasan

Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple

Hymns that celebrate the beauty of Tamil

T.C.A. Ramanujam

St. Mary’s Church at Fort St. George in Chennai

A documentary that traces the history of St. Mary’s Church, Madras

Kombai S. Anwar

The iconic 17th-century warship “Vasa” in Vasa Museum in the Royal National City Park in Stockholm. Image for representational purposes only.

Lost 17th-century warship ‘Applet’ found in Sweden

Watch | This 91-year-old potter continues to make traditional earthen diyas before Deepavali

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