Ethnic Indian wear: Vibrant mix of culture and history

The history of Indian clothing dates back to the Indus Valley Civilisation, when clothes were dyed and spun from cotton. Stories of ancient Indian clothing have been told as far back as in the Mahabharata as well as rock sculptures and cave paintings found in Ellora. These styles have evolved to be used not only […]

Calls for boycott: Cancel culture in India

Cancel culture can be traced back to the #metoo movement in USA where many people took to social media to “cancel” or boycott celebrities and public personalities accused of sexual misconduct. In India, this trend had been emerging time and again over the years, but for entirely different reasons, most of them very subjective and […]

Hustle Culture: Stop thinking, start working

Ananya Dhawan, a Delhi-based law student gets up at 8am everyday to study for her moot competition; post which she attends her regular online classes for three hours from 9:30am. She takes her breakfast while attending the classes, trying to concentrate as much as possible. Then she takes a 15-minute break and gets back to […]

Filter culture: Feeding insecurities

With an estimate of 3.6 billion users worldwide and over 95 million photos and videos being uploaded on Instagram every day, social media has become an integral part of today’s culture. Social media platforms allow people to communicate and share their thoughts, feelings and experiences, allowing others to discover places, people and things with unbelievable […]

Interview: Agriculture is not unorganised but unprotected sector, says Medha Patkar

 There have been allegations as to why only Punjab and Haryana farmers protesting and not the farmers from rest of India? What do you have to say to that? Any government, whenever they are challenged as the power holders, always try and condemn the movements and try to underestimate the force and the strength. […]

5 Female Indian diaspora authors telling stories of a mixed culture

Often drawing a parallel between different cultures and varied experiences of women across the globe, female authors of Indian diaspora have to their credit a plethora of critically acclaimed pieces of literature.

International Day of Sign Languages: Recognising deaf culture

“It is such a shame that we only have close to 800 ISL interpreters in the entire country, among which only 300 are certified. Even the census is about a decade old. I am sure the number of people with hearing disability must have increased now,’’ Nipun Malhotra, a disability rights activist in Delhi, tells […]

Slam poetry culture in India

Slam poetry culture has become popular over the last few years. Performer-audience interactions, lack of age restrictions and creative liberty it provides, makes slam poetry a hit among new generation artistes. “Slam poetry provides the kind of freedom of expression that written poetry doesn’t. Slam poetry is unique in the sense that it depends equally […]

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Afghani culture in Delhi

Afghani culture in Delhi, India is known for its rich cultural diversity and ethnic groups all over the world. The age-old Indian saying “Athithi Devo Bhava”, literally equates the position of a guest to God. Although most of us are aware of the different Indian cultures thriving amidst the state boundaries, there are also a […]