Culture
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To pierce a mustard seed and let in seven oceans: Ambai on the art of translation
Ambai
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Watch: Students do a stylish ‘horse racing’ dance to learn about Mongolian culture
Scroll Staff
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How this image came to define the coronavirus and why you’re seeing it everywhere
Colette Gaiter, The Conversation
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Why even the best singers falter while singing ‘Happy Birthday’ and other common cultural songs
Bryan Nichols, The Conversation
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Why has pop music become darker over the years?
Alberto Acerbi, Aeon Charlotte Brand, Aeon
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From emperor Akbar’s tomb to Ginsberg’s sketchbook, this mysterious motif has persisted over time
Annabel Teh Gallop
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To shut down mansplaining, we need to change how we talk about it
Sarah Kaplan, The Conversation
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The weird history of beds reveals how pillow talk has changed over the ages
Brian Fagan, The Conversation
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Steak for the gentleman, salad for the lady: How foods came to be gendered
Paul Freedman, The Conversation
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Nataraja: How the dancing avatar of Shiva made his way from rock sculptures to modern physics
Harish Pullanoor, qz.com
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A travel writer revisits his hometown in Pakistan and discovers a Bollywood connection
Omar Mukhtar Khan, Dawn.com
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How an Englishman who loved late-night parties died a Muslim saint in Pakistan
Furqan Hyder Shaikh
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‘It takes a lot to be yourself on camera’: Watch Lilly Singh’s experience of hosting a TV show
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Mexico City hosted its annual zombie walk as people turned out in full costume
Scroll Staff
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Ganesh Chaturthi 2019: Date, significance and importance of the festival
Scroll Staff
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Travel isn’t just fun or enriching – it could also help you become a better person
Hector Gonzalez-Jimenez, The Conversation
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In highlighting India’s cultural diversity, an artist hopes to find her own identity
Damini Kulkarni
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Why there’s nothing wrong if Valentine’s Day becomes part of Pakistan’s culture
Haroon Khalid
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Rethinking arranged marriages at a time of growing migration
Farhad Mirza
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Why the polytheism of Hindus (and their texts) leaves the monotheistic West confused
Saikat Majumdar