Culture

Sushmita Kaneri, a software engineer-turned-social entrepreneur, launched Gullakaari to revive India’s endangered crafts and empower 1,000+ artisans with sustainable livelihoods. She is training them to make functional products through traditional art.

After a life-changing accident in 1998, Srinagar-based artisan Haji Ghulam Rasool Khan returned to the forgotten craft of Jamawar patchwork. From his home workshop, he not only mastered the art but brought it global acclaim, preserving a piece of Kashmir’s soul, one intricate stitch at a time.

I came in search of the elusive tiger, but it was the ancient fort with its forgotten legends and quiet power that truly left its mark.

Architect and filmmaker Anuradha Parikh recalls the journey of breathing life into a Mumbai warehouse, turning it into a space where artists frequent and one that has tremendous social impact.

Pingali Venkayya, a visionary and freedom fighter, designed India’s iconic tricolour flag, symbolising unity, sacrifice, and hope. Despite his pivotal role in India’s identity, he remained largely uncelebrated. Here’s more about this unsung hero.

Once afraid to reveal his Dalit identity, Neeraj Ghaywan went from a corporate desk to Cannes, where his deeply personal film Homebound earned a nine-minute standing ovation and global recognition for the stories he tells — and the silences he breaks.

For too long, schizophrenia has been spoken of in whispers. These films speak aloud — with compassion, honesty, and the courage to show what it's really like.

This summer, encourage your child to choose the wheel. Well, the pottery one. Here are retreats and one-day workshops across India to pick from.

A museum born from the Sanatkada Lucknow Festival, Lucknow Bioscope is preserving crafts, music, and untold stories of the city — straight from its lanes and local artisans.

The British may have brought in India’s railways to gain profit and control. But Indians turned those very tracks into powerful tools of resistance and unity. From carrying revolutionaries to spreading ideas, trains played an unforgettable role freedom struggle.