-Saptadeepa Mahapatra The pink blossoms, the bright colors, the vibrant beats, the calm breeze in the evening- all indicates the arrival of spring and specially the festival of Holi, marking the triumph of good over evil and of eternal love. Since the ancient age, the festival of colors has painted India’s cultural canvas, with renewal, […]Read More
–Saptadeepa Mahapatra With the fading cool breathes of winter, every spring brings a subtle restlessness all over the Indian subcontinent, especially the Northern belt, the air begins to sway the enchanting scent of new blossoms. It’s a gentle reminder that festival of colours- Holi is just knocking on the door. People are very familiar with […]Read More
-Saptadeepa Mahapatra Art, literature, language, music- all act as the building blocks of a culture, slowly structuring the community. The rich cultural history of any community gains momentum when it is conveyed to the rest of the world. Adivasi, the ancient inhabitants and the indigenous people of India constitute about 8.6% of India’s population. While […]Read More
-Oishee Bose The Intimate Catastrophe: Childhood Diarrhoea Before ORS They died, sometimes within the period of a single day. A child would begin with loose, watery stools; within hours the eyes would hollow, the skin would no longer snap when pinched, the mouth would grow dry and feverish. Families who knew what was coming described […]Read More
-Prachurya Ghosh The Muromachi period in history which was from 1336 to 1573 is really hard to put into simple words. It was not a time of peace and it was not just a time of war and chaos either. The Muromachi period was a time of change when the people in charge in the […]Read More
-Prachurya Ghosh Childhood Trauma and the Formation of Autocracy Ivan was born in 1530 to Grand Prince Vasili III, inheriting not only a throne but a fragile political world. When his father died in 1533, Ivan was just three years old—too young to understand power, yet old enough to become its symbol. A child who […]Read More
-Nisha Jha This story is about a king of jodhpur named “Maharaja Hanwant singh”, his first wife “Krishna kumari” and his second wife “Zubeida Begum”. MAHARAJA HANWANT SINGH “Hanwant singh” born on (16 June,1923) was the Maharaja of Jodhpur, carrying his father “Umaid singh” legacy as ruler of the princely state of Marwar in September […]Read More
-Oishee Bose Maps often seem reliable because they offer a clear and organized image of the world. A classroom map, a folded atlas, or a phone map seems to offer an objective view, and that appearance encourages people to accept what they see without asking why it looks that way. Transforming the round Earth into […]Read More
-Oishee Bose Most people conjure stories of resistance against slavery, the creative survival of diasporic communities, and drawn-out battles for rights and recognition when they consider Black history. We should give those tales our complete attention. However, Black histories also include other sorts of stories about political agency, kings and patrons, and cultural impact. An […]Read More
-Neha Garg Sujini embroidery is a work from Bihar. It is an expressive product of art in textile. It is given protection under the GI registration act. Usually it is quilt or bed spread. It is usually made of old clothes but now generally it is made of easily available fabric. Embroidery is done with […]Read More