Traditional Touches
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PUBG and Warcraft can’t teach the life lessons that these traditional Indian board games did
A store in Hyderabad is trying to re-popularise South Indian games such as puli-joodam, basavanna-ata, daadi and others.
Mallik Thatipalli
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Back to the grind: A traditional stone used to make sattu flour is providing a livelihood to women
Women in rural Nalanda are popularising the use of a traditional grinding stone, providing a healthier alternative to machine-ground flour.
Mohd Imran Khan
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In god’s name: An exhibition celebrates an art form dedicated to Krishna
Pichhvai artists from Rajasthan narrate tales of Krishna, his avatars, moods and postures.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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Creator and protector: A centuries-old art form celebrates the power of the Indian goddess
An exhibition in Mumbai displays the intricately drawn shrine cloths called mata-ni-pachedi, depicting female deities.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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For 18 years, this man has been waking Mumbaikars up at Ramzan dawn
The 56-year-old walks seven kilometres, reminding residents to get up for the meal before the roza.
Aakash Karkare
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More than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus? That’s old news
Modern nativity scenes are more traditional than you might think.
Jessica Hughes, The Conversation
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