Culture

Just like most other festivals in India, the history of Raksha Bandhan is rooted in various mythological legends and folklore.

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!

Living in the UK, I never really considered disposal of my food waste to be my personal concern. Moving to Bangalore has not only forced me to challenge this attitude, but also to seek out my own solutions.

Asavari, a dance school run by Padmashree Shovana Narayan, imparts training in Kathak to aspirants from all strata of society, as well as humane values like sensitivity towards social issues, discipline of the ‘guru-shishya parampara’, and a message of love, righteous practices, and trust.

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.

Manipur has many diverse festivals, observances, and events celebrating the Gods, along with a rich history of sporting prowess. A Milaap Fellow discovers how the two traditions are more closely interlinked than one imagines.

With the future of oral traditions threatened by modernity in India, the department of education in Rajasthan are making efforts to keep it alive by recruiting grandmothers.

In recent years, awareness of waste sanitation in India has heightened thanks to organisations such as Eco Femme and individuals including Arunachalam Muruganantham aka India's 'Menstrual Man.'

Travelling to spot wildlife in the forests of Masinagudi turned into a unique experience for a writer when he stumbled upon a settlement of the Irula tribe.