Heritage

I took my five-year-old to the Museum of Goa expecting quiet halls and “don’t touch this” signs. Instead, she found colour, warmth, and a curator who treated her curiosity with the tenderness most adults save for art. Sharada Kerkar didn’t teach from above; she listened and told stories that made Goa’s heritage feel alive. From a 20-foot Narkasur with a moving tongue to festivals filled with memory, mischief, fire, and folklore, every room became a lesson in how communities remember who they are.

In a repurposed cowshed in Goa’s Surla, a sisterhood of weavers is not just reviving the ancient Kunbi saree, but they are reclaiming its story, threading their own dreams of independence into every check and border.

Textile expert Hemalatha Jain works with artisans across Karnataka to breathe life into ancient and rare handloom weaves of the region.

The Bhanj Deo sisters of the Bhanja Dynasty decided to restore their ‘home’ — The Belgadia Palace, and open it up for people to experience Odisha’s history through its art, culture, heritage and people, while encouraging sustainable tourism.

Here is a list of eight heritage and vintage bungalows in Kolkata that hold windows to the past and make for a unique stay if you ever visit the erstwhile capital of India.

In Tamil Nadu, 100-odd families of the Oddar community in the hamlet of Thammampatti have been making wooden art pieces with intricate details for over 75 years. Watch this video to see why their work is monumental.

Take a gander at the brain museum in Bengaluru or a museum made entirely of money in Mumbai. Here's eight museums around the country you don't want to miss.

Moryar Gudda or ‘Hill of the Dwarfs’ in Hire Benakal village of Karnataka is not just one of India’s largest necropolises, it is also one of the oldest megalithic sites in the world.

A civil engineer and a professor at Vellore Institute of Technology, Thirumallini Selvaraj has been using ancient and sustainable methods to restore heritage structures such as Padmanabhapuram Palace, Charminar, Vadakkunnathan Temple, and many more.

Amritsar's Kesar Da Dhaba is famous for its mouth-watering Punjabi food like Mah ki Dal and Lachcha Paranthas. But did you know it's fascinating history?