‘India’s best ambassador’: When an actress forsook Indian films for an uncertain life in the West

Surya Kumari chose stage, TV and hardship over assured fame and stardom.

Anu Kumar

· Yesterday · 11:30 am

We know what the Covid-19 lockdown looks like. But what does it sound like?

With the advent of new recording technologies, we can now make sound recordings to preserve memories of places.

Pete Stollery, The Conversation

· Jan 24, 2021 · 09:30 pm

How World War I planes found their way to Junagarh – and what that has to do with the camel corps

The cross-continental journeys of de Havilland bombers in the aftermath of the Great War highlights the value of India’s forgotten wartime contribution.

Tiggy Allen, Sahapedia.org

· Jan 24, 2021 · 02:30 pm

Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’

Performed by Zeb and Haniya on ‘Coke Studio’, the international hit landed up in the Hindi film ‘Cabaret’, where it was sung by Usha Uthup.

Zeb Bangash

· Jan 24, 2021 · 11:30 am

Makhan Singh: The Punjabi radical who fought for freedom in not one but two countries

The trade unionist in Kenya recognised that to achieve freedom, it is important to first challenge the politics of indifference and segregation.

Arko Dasgupta

· Jan 23, 2021 · 06:30 am

Meet Kulsum Padamsee, the charismatic matriarch of one of Mumbai’s most storied families

Edited excerpts from a memoir of the Padamsee-Alkazi clan, whose members have contributed to the arts for decades.

Feisal Alkazi

· Jan 22, 2021 · 08:30 am

In Pakistan’s Balochistan province, looking for the goddess Kottari Devi and finding Bibi Nani

Edited excerpts from a book of essays on Hindu temples dedicated to the many manifestations of the goddess.

Alka Pande

· Jan 19, 2021 · 05:30 pm

A woman’s account from 1800s reveals the plight of Indian indentured labour in the Caribbean

Bibee Zuhoorun’s testimony paints a picture of deception, ill-treatment and injustice.

Purba Hossain

· Jan 18, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Why a temple in Vrindavan looks so much like the La Martinière College for Boys in Lucknow

Features from the educational institution, which also serves as the mausoleum of its founder, were replicated in a Vaishnava temple. The question is why.

Aditya Chaturvedi

· Jan 17, 2021 · 11:30 am

Cricket, fashion, nostalgia: Two Instagram pages are chronicling forgotten Dawoodi Bohra culture

Bohras of Calcutta and Stories of Surti Bohras are an attempt to puncture the stereotype of the religious, regressive Muslim.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 16, 2021 · 11:30 am

How we discovered world’s oldest known cave painting of animals in a secret Indonesian valley

Dating to at least 45,500 years ago, the art portrays images of the Sulawesi warty pig.

Adam Brumm, The Conversation

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Maxime Aubert, The Conversation

· Jan 15, 2021 · 11:30 pm

India’s new pet parents are anxious as work from home gradually comes to an end

Sniffing around for solutions, many working pet parents are looking for ways to keep their pooches entertained when they are not around.

Niharika Sharma, qz.com

· Jan 13, 2021 · 07:30 pm