How did Mahatma Gandhi end up joining gods on the gopuram of a Vishnu temple in Sri Lanka?

The Mahatma detested the idea of statues being made of him, but he may well have approved of this one.

Nayanjot Lahiri

· Mar 30, 2019 · 11:30 am

Remembering the oppressed: In Mauritius, thinking about the battle of Bhima Koregaon

Why has India never made sites of caste oppression part of our national heritage?

Nayanjot Lahiri

· Dec 31, 2018 · 11:30 am

The forgotten story of how Chipko Andolan pioneer Chandi Prasad Bhatt saved Badrinath temple

His agitation in 1974 prevented the heritage structure in Uttarakhand from being turned into a concrete monstrosity.

Nayanjot Lahiri

· Dec 20, 2018 · 11:30 am

Washers, not wipers: What ancient India’s ideas about hygiene tell us

Advanced hunter-gatherers had very different ideas about hygiene than the Harappan civilisation’s famed public amenities, writes Nayanjot Lahiri in a new book.

Nayanjot Lahiri

· Dec 19, 2018 · 08:30 am