Festivals
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How the Bangalore Literature Festival 2020 was held neither online nor on-ground, but in both forms
Shinie Antony
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How the founders of community libraries for children are raising money during the pandemic
Narayani Basu
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Litfests: Sponsors and participants should both know there are always strings attached
Arundhati Ghosh
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Why do the rich and the powerful sponsor literature festivals, prizes, and art in today’s world?
Annie Zaidi
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Watch: Fashion-design students in Surat set a trend dancing the garba in costumes made of PPE kits
Scroll Staff
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The determination and resilience of the Lahore Literary Festival in the face of the pandemic
Razi Ahmed
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Why moving online is both possible and difficult for children’s literature festivals
Venkatesh M Swamy
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Litfests after Covid-19: How physical distancing and travel restrictions will affect literary events
Malavika Banerjee
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Lohri 2020: Significance and importance of Lohri
Scroll Staff
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Makar Sankranti: When does Makar Sankranti fall in 2020?
Scroll Staff
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Dhanteras 2019: Date, significance and time of the festival
Scroll Staff
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Watch: This thousand-hand Chinese dance is being passed off as a devotional Dussehra performance
Scroll Staff
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Times Litfest Mumbai cancelled because ‘seriously floundering economy’ has kept sponsors away
Scroll Staff
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Diwali 2019: Five-day festivities to kick off in late October, Diwali on Oct 27th
Scroll Staff
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Why we need an anthropology of wonder, which allows for social hope to grow in communities
Tulasi Srinivas
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Video: How the Mughal emperors and other Indian royals celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi
Scroll Staff
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Video: From the Vedas to Holi today, a short history of bhang in India
Scroll Staff
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On Makar Sankranti, the one thing that ties festivities across India is seasonal eating
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
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Lit fests are coming! Watch out for the moderator!! Or, rather, for the mad orator!!!
Krishna Shastri Devulapalli
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Video: How big is religion a factor in India’s holiday and tourism calendar?
Ramakrishnan M