Festive Traditions
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Consumerism or building human relationships: Why do we give gifts to each other?
Giving gifts is a curious but central part of being human.
Chip Colwell, The Conversation
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Buddha Purnima: Why the full moon day in May is so auspicious in Buddhism
Buddha Day, Buddha Jayanti or Vesak is a very important day for Buddhists to celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha.
San San May
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This Navratri season, meet the golu experts of Chennai – the Mylapore Trio
The siblings and their foster son are popular for their large, thematic golus.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Suspended Congress leader from Surat resurfaces after 20 days, alleges party betrayed him
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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Sanjay Subrahmanyam: Donald Trump, the American Pied Piper
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In Bengal, the bond of Rakhi once symbolised eternal protection – between Hindus and Muslims
Rabindranath Tagore came up with a unique way to protest against the communal partition of Bengal in 1905.
Deepanjan Ghosh
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Amma and Raja Ravi Varma add a modern twist to this Kolam season in South India
Although the rice-flour patterns are stencilled through the year, it is during the month of Margazhi that they are most majestic.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Bah! Humbug! Why tourists should steer clear of Goa's overrated Carnival
Don't expect to see women dressed in feathers at Goa's version of the pre-Lent festival.
Chryselle D’Silva Dias
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments