Culture

'A Billion Colour Story' has won the audience choice award at the 8th London Indian Film Festival, an annual celebration of Indian cinematography held in London and Birmingham.

There is one thing about Ahmedabad that, though constantly changing, by and large remains its only identity: Food!

Brits are great at being friendly, but not so much at being friends. Indians are great at being friends, but no so much at being friendly. As a Brit living in India, i'm trying to find a happy balance between the two.

As a Londoner living in India, understanding social etiquette in India has been an interesting journey. Here's some of my biggest learnings so far!

The last few practitioners of Chador Badoni, a form of puppetry, and Jadu Patiya, a form of painting and story telling, say their art forms may soon be lost to modern times unless there is a serious attempt to revive them. Chhandosree takes a closer look.

For foreigners, getting it 'right' in India is tricky. I learnt the hard way recently when my local friend invited me to her place for dinner and was kind enough to reveal to me afterwards that I was in fact, a terrible dinner guest.

Figures from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN show that the average Indian's diet has undergone some changes in the past 50 years.

Shifting from the UK to India requires rewiring the brain to the simplest of everyday tasks to survive each day. Here's 10 habits I've had to reconsider.

Travelling is a unique and thrilling experience that can give everyone memories for a lifetime. Recognising the transformative power of travel, a unique event is bringing together travellers and their stories to encourage people to better understand their world through travel. Navamita Mukherjee explores further.

With the help of the TBI readership, my colleagues wanted to introduce me to the world of Bollywood to help me settle in India and become better acquainted with the culture. Here's how my first experience of a Hindi movie went!