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Legends In Pics: 10 Indians Who Silently Sparked Revolutions in Art, Science,...
Sports, science, art, and more — India has left her mark on many fields over the course of her history. And to spark these revolutions, it often took just one person to lead the way. From the first...
View ArticleThe Delightful History Behind Where Rajasthan’s Traditional Dal Baati Churma...
Who doesn’t love the quintessential Rajasthani dish dal baati churma? Do you know the interesting tale of how it originated? It is said that while the Rajputs were establishing their reign over...
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The Forgotten ‘Sardar’ From Kerala Who Saved Thousands During Partition
What are the milestones that an individual has to achieve to make their lives “well lived”? Humans have a tendency to describe a person’s life in a couple of words — she was a scientist, he was a...
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At 17, Assam’s Forgotten Freedom Fighter Laid Her Life to Hoist the Indian Flag
India has many great, historical tales and legacies to tell. The fight for independence, in particular, was able to bring out the heroes from each bylane of the country. History books are flooded with...
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Who Is Jamini Roy Whose Bengal Home Is To Become India’s First Private Artist...
A 75-year-old building located in the historical streets of South Kolkata was recently acquired by Mumbai-based art gallery DAG. The building, which is all set to become India’s first private...
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History Behind How a Lawyer From Gujarat Led 1000s of Indian Labourers to...
Slavery was abolished in the 1830s but the gruelling fate of the Indians in Fiji — a country in the South Pacific that also has status as an archipelago of more than 300 islands — was persistent,...
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Inside India’s Only Interactive Music Museum Studded With History & Nostalgia
A brightly painted auto rickshaw, with no driver, has two visitors seated inside, listening to Indie pop from the early years of contemporary rock music. Adjacent to it is a space dimly lit and...
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The Migration of the Tandoor: A 5000-YO Cooking Secret Behind a Global...
You’ll find a list of tandoor items on the menu of most Indian restaurants, no matter what corner of the world you’re in. The science of baking flatbread in an urn-shaped oven is not recent, but one...
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Why Freud Wrote Letters Praising This Bengali Pioneer of Mental Health Care...
In March 1922, Dr Sigmund Freud, the legendary Austrian neurologist and founder of Western psychoanalysis wrote a letter to his colleague Lou Andreas-Salome, a Russian-born thinker and psychoanalyst,...
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A History of Santiniketan: The ‘Vessel’ That Carried Rabindranath Tagore’s...
Author Gaura Pant ‘Shivani’, in her book Amader Shantiniketan, recalled Santiniketan as “a peaceful retreat that remained unshaken by the din and terror of the world beyond.” And through the course of...
View ArticleA Coin Tester & His Historic Telescope Revolutionised Bengal’s Stargazing...
In 1878, Radha Gobinda Chandra was born to a humble family in undivided India. He lived in Bagchar village in Jessore district, which would years later be classified as East Pakistan, and specifically...
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Mumbai’s ‘Museum on Wheels’ Takes History to Lakhs of Children’s Doorsteps in...
India’s past is a tapestry of profound cultural legacies. But for many rural children, a world of art and culture remains distant because of limited resources and inaccessible opportunities. As a...
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The History of Chhurpi, World’s Hardest Cheese That Can Last up to Two Decades
One of my fondest memories of childhood is visiting my grandparents’ home in Kalimpong, West Bengal. The quaint little town, just a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Darjeeling, had everything I needed...
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We Turned A Century-Old House into a Sustainable Home Straight Out of Ruskin...
A common thread across Ruskin Bond’s story books is the sleepy, cosy town of Landour in Mussoorie, which has been his home for several years. His work describes this town as nothing less than...
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The Tale of Chandigarh Chairs: How a Swiss Architect’s Idea Became an Indian...
To truly appreciate the legacy of the eponymous Chandigarh chairs, perched today in the most exquisite of homes around the globe, it is vital to trace our steps back to the source event — the birth of...
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Legacy in Every Bite: Chronicling the History of 8 Iconic Irani Cafes in Mumbai
The aroma of hot buttered buns wafts towards you as you enter the iconic setting, a space that seems as old as time itself. The Irani cafes of India — particularly those in Mumbai — have held a...
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What Connects the Mughals and the Bhils? The 200-YO Story of Ratlami Sev
The peculiarity of Ratlami Sev lies in its versatility. Not only does it make for a delicious standalone snack, but is also an ideal topping on several of our favourite delicacies — from sevpuri and...
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7 Rare Pics Depicting India’s Cultural History, From a Museologist’s Collection
Reigniting the past is a wonderful doorway into how history shaped the world. Deepthi Sasidharan, a Mumbai-based professional museologist, has always believed in this mantra. Her work offers...
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What Binds Lucknow’s Nawabs to Kolkata: Packing My Family’s Royal Legacy in a...
In 1856, King Wajid Ali Shah, the last nawab of Lucknow, was exiled by the British to Metiabruz, a suburb of Calcutta (now Kolkata). Heartbroken to leave behind his dear city, the king established a...
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The Forgotten Indian Who Made Nobel Laureate Ronald Ross’ Malaria...
When we speak of the role of Indian men and women in shaping the medical world, one of the most compelling stories that come to light is arguably that of Kishori Mohan Bandyopadhyay and his role in...
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