Changing Customs

Goddesses tamed: Is a unified religious identity recasting female deities in a passive mould?

Fierce mother goddesses, worshiped more in South India and West Bengal, are increasingly being depicted as peaceful figures submissive to male icons.

Sarveswar Sipoy
· Nov 10, 2023 · 09:00 am
Does tipping really ensure better service? Probably not

With holiday season meaning frequent dinners and outings, it may be time to rethink this custom

Michael von Massow, The Conversation
· Dec 05, 2017 · 09:30 pm
Hit by climate change, Assam river communities bury their pride, move into houses on stilts

For centuries, living in houses on stilts was considered a tribal practice. But incessant flooding has pushed Assamese to change.

Priyanka Borpujari
· Oct 13, 2014 · 04:30 am