According to the Hindu calendar, the New Year begins in the month of Chaitra, symbolising renewal, tradition and spiritual ...

Long before Vande Mataram was elevated to the status of a national emblem, it was a distinctly Bengali cry of anguish.

Its practice can be traced to a specific tradition called Kaula Tantra, which developed in the northeast of India near ...

Hindu New Year 2026 Date The conclusion of the year is approaching, with the new Gregorian year commencing on January 1, 2026 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The notion of the divine feminine is a recurring motif in American pop culture, playing with the assumptions people make when referring to God – often the deity described in the ...

Diwali’s UNESCO glory” Sunny Dua [email protected] In countless villages across India, far from the shine of city markets, lakhs of potters wake before dawn, kneading raw earth into tiny lamps that ...

Located far out in the Indian Ocean, the island of Mauritius was once home to the dodo, a flightless bird that, without ...

The idea of the Motherland runs deep not only in India but in Russia as well. The sculpture of Mother Russia visible behind President Putin during the recent interview reflected that pride clearly. It ...

Durga Ashtami falls every month on the eighth day or Ashtami Tithi of Shukla Paksha. Durga Ashtami is dedicated to Goddess Durga. Masik Durga Ashtami is observed during the ashtami tithi (8th day) of ...

SRINAGAR: Baramulla Police have played a key role in safeguarding cultural heritage after facilitating the lawful recovery ...

As Vande Mataram completes 150 years, Parliament will debate its origins, the 1937 controversy, and the political dispute between the BJP and Congress over its full verses.

As part of our Retro Review series, we revisit Anand Math. The cinematic adaptation of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s iconic novel strategically inverts colonial narratives while constructing a ...