culture (general)

A revolutionary period of Indian mapmaking explored at Asiatic Society of Mumbai’s Mapped! exhibition

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22 archival maps from the Great Trigonometrical Survey and the Bombay Revenue Survey of the 19th century reveal India’s advanced mapmaking methodologies

Avantika Shankar

Why hooded gowns are becoming a fashion favourite on the red carpet

Hitanshi Kamdar

Students of Hindi from 13 countries on India visit

The Hindu Bureau

Interview | Smriti Ravindra on her debut novel ‘The Woman Who Climbed Trees’

Explained | How has the Supreme Court validated Tamil Nadu’s stand on jallikattu?

K. Venkataramanan

Illustration: Sreejith R Kumar

Cyrus Broacha on the curious case of the Indian Male

Second G20 Culture Working Group meet to kick off in Bhubaneswar

Into the heart of the Himalayas

Chennai Vizha will be on till May 21

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12th Century Chola temple in Thanjavur district emerges anew from ruins

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A painting depicting Balaram, Krishna’s elder brother, battling wild donkeys (the asura Dhenuka)

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Naga groups in Assam condemn song used for world record Bihu performance

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A model walks the runway, past Chanakya’s embroidered installations, during the Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2022 show

Dior x Chanakya | Mul Mathi, an intersection of art, craft and textiles

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Dev Anand in ‘Taxi Driver/Sidhant Gupta in ‘Jubilee’

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