Culture
Van Gogh Immersion Experience to hit Delhi this Ap...
March 17, 2023
What better way to become completely engrossed in Vincent van Gogh’s artwork than by simply… soaking it up? The world-renowned immersive art experience ‘Van Gogh 360°’, which showcases the legendary Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh’s finest works, made its India debu...
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Rangbhari Ekadashi: Celebrating reunion of Lord Sh...
February 25, 2023
Celebrated five days before the actual Holi in Varanasi, Rangbhari Ekadashi marks the reunion of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. As mythology has it, Lord Shiva got married to Goddess Parvati on Mahashivratri and the two deities travelled from her maternal house to Varanasi for t...
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13th International Theatre Festival of Kerala begi...
February 6, 2023
The 13th edition of International Threatre Festival of Kerala returned after a two-year interruption due to Covid-19 pandemic. To start off the event was a performance by a percussion ensemble of 101 artists led by Sangeetha Nadaka Akademi chairman Mattannur Sankaran Kutty Marar...
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Christmas to make a difference at Le Meridien, New...
December 24, 2022
As Christmas is a festival to spread cheer and happiness all around, Le Meridien hotel in New Delhi is celebrating Christmas with a difference, in spirit and letter. The hotel has collaborated with a young artist, Nehmat Mongia to create a sustainable Christmas installation, comp...
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Zool: Fest of faith in Kashmir
November 30, 2022
Every April, the shrine of Hazrat Zain-ud-Din Wali, a renowned 15th century sufi saint, features a unique sight as thousands of people march the streets in Aishmuqam village of Anantnag district in Kashmir, carrying blazing torches, or zool. The group ascends a hillock in the vil...
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World’s first mass produced ceramic bowl reveals...
November 19, 2022
A new research report published in The Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports tries to unveil the food habits that prevailed in the earliest urban societies of the humankind. The world’s first urban state societies developed in Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, about 5500 years...
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Surprising things you didn’t know about Diwa...
October 21, 2022
“So in Uttrakhand what we usually do, especially in Kumaon, as part of Diwali is that the children, after the festivities are done for the day of Mahalakshmi puja, form a group and go about door to door, asking for money, a tradition which is popularly called Bhairlo. They sing...
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Delhi bids adieu to Durga on Vijayadashami
October 5, 2022
Women, dressed in traditional Bengali sarees, men sporting the dhoti-kurtas and children turned up in strength on the day that brings curtains down on the biggest festival of the Bengali community worldwide. One of the largest gatherings was at the Kali Mandir, the main te...
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Top cities to celebrate Dussehra, Durga Puja &...
October 4, 2022
The term “Dussehra” has its roots in Sanskrit, where “Dasha” means ten and ‘Hara’ stands for defeat of evil. The festival, meant to mark the victory of Lord Rama over the evil King Ravana, is celebrated on the 10 day of the month when the full moon, also known as Shuk...
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Over 20,000 turn up for The Drinks Festival in Mum...
September 27, 2022
Mumbai witnessed its largest curated drinking experience, ‘The Drink’s Festival’, that was attended by over 20,000 persons and organised by Things2do. According to a press release, the organiser, Things2do, is designed to be the content destination platform that offers exci...
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