What an earthquake in San Francisco has to do with the appearance of ‘Chinatowns’ across the West

This highly-stylised slice of the Orient was originally a defence against racism.

Joe Upton, The Conversation

· Nov 08, 2017 · 11:30 pm

What the world’s largest Hindu temple complex can teach India’s size-obsessed politicians

Building towering statues was not the only preoccupation in the 12th century.

Selina Sen

· Nov 06, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Paintings capture the life of an English doctor’s family in Lucknow during the British Raj

Dr John Spencer Login was later appointed as the he legal guardian of the 10-year-old Maharaja Duleep Singh in Lahore in April 1849.

Malini Roy

· Aug 22, 2017 · 08:30 pm

How a furniture designer’s love for Ahmedabad helped popularise Indian crafts in the US

Lockwood de Forest set up the Ahmedabad Woodcarving Company in 1881, with the objective of taking Indian designs to a discerning American clientele.

Anu Kumar

· May 16, 2017 · 11:30 am

How the first English clock with Bengali numerals and Swiss machinery came to Calcutta

Like most good stories, this one begins with a sweet tooth.

Sarbajaya Bhattacharya

· Apr 07, 2017 · 11:30 am

Reflections from Ghuman: Why a Marathi literary festival in a small Punjab town makes perfect sense

It is important for literature to step out of its comfort zone to link languages and people.

Jatin Desai

· Apr 13, 2015 · 02:30 pm