Culture

Pune's Khauwale Patankar has been making Halwa Dagine or sugar jewellery for Makar Sankranti for three decades. Here's the story of this 'sweet' tradition.

Kerala's K V Muhammad Gurukkal has won several accolades as well as being nominated twice for the President’s award for preserving the art form Kalaripayattu.

This International Men's Day, we take a look at six Indian men who are unapologetic about their passions and professions.

The heart-shaped betel leaf (Piper Betle) with reticulate venation has been used in India for Millenia. The humble Paan leaf can help with weight loss, diabetes, and helps heals cuts.

Made with simple ingredients that are easily available at home, Thekua served at Chhath Puja have a crispy exterior and a soft, buttery texture inside.

Abdul Aziz Kozgar of Srinagar is one of the last threads to Kashmir’s rose water making legacy - at a very reasonable price.

Pune's iconic Aadya Amruttulya was launched way back in 1924 by a family from Rajasthan that had traveled nearly 1000 kms to set up the tea shop loved by Bollywood celebrities and freedom fighters

Ishan Soni, third-generation owner of Delhi's iconic 74-year-old eatery Roshan Di Kulfi, talks about how his grandfather Roshan Lal Soni set up the food stall after the Partition of India, and how the family has expanded the business and carried on his legacy over the years.

With their apparel brand Namza Couture, Padma Yangchan and Jigmet Disket are pioneering the use of fine Ladakhi textile, whether it's Nambu (sheep wool), Khulu (yak wool), camel wool or pashmina.

Retd Army Captain V K Mehra and his wife, Cuckoo, started the Teasta Tea Shop, one of the capital’s oldest and most popular tea cafes, from their garage in Noida in 1995.