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Deepak Kumar

Why Did India’s First Mosque, Church and Synagogue All Appear on Kerala Coast?

Three of the oldest houses of worship in India- one Muslim, one Christian and one Jewish- stand within a...

How Ancient India Preserved Knowledge Before the Printing Press

A hymn composed thousands of years ago can still be heard today with its sounds, pitch, and pauses intact,...

Jaipur’s Famous Blue Pottery Has a Story That Crosses Borders 

Pick up a blue pottery bowl in a Jaipur shop, and you are holding an object with no clay...

India Built Underground Palaces of Water Long Before Modern Water Management

At the bottom of a staircase in Patan, Gujarat, 23 metres below ground, a rectangular water tank has waited...

Navi Pillay: The Judge Who Made Justice a Path to Peace

Her father drove a bus for a living. Her mother was never allowed to attend school. In spite of...

Aoleang: How the Konyak Naga Community Welcomes Spring Through Dance, Food and Rituals

The grandest festival of the Konyak Nagas ends with sweeping the floor. After days of drums, feasting, and dancing,...

The Power of One Turns 10: When One Rupee Becomes an Opportunity

What can one rupee a day do for a student? Ten years ago, a small charitable trust in Pune...

Madai: The Chhattisgarh Festival Where Tribal Communities Carry Their Gods From Village to Village

What happens when a god is invited to a fair and accepts? In Chhattisgarh's forests, you can see the...

Bhagoria Haat: The Tribal Festival of Madhya Pradesh That Has a Story Beyond Holi

A pinch of coloured powder on a stranger's cheek, and the whole village is said to know the answer....

Why Nagaland’s Sekrenyi Is More Than a Festival: The Angami Tradition of Purification

Before the sun clears the hills around Kohima on 25 February, a group of Angami men stand guard near...

How Airbound Is Reimagining India’s Delivery Infrastructure

What kind of hospital opens without a laboratory or a blood bank? The one planned for Banashankari in Bengaluru,...

From Mahua to Bamboo Shoots: Ingredients That Tell the Story of India’s Tribal Food Culture

Somewhere in a forest in Jharkhand tonight, a family is cooking a dish their great-grandmother knew by heart. The...