Cultural theorist Sumanta Banerjee draws on folklore and social history in his book to trace connections between religious ...

A Sinicized form of the religion has been preserved on the island, where daily life itself now sometimes seems like an ...

Hyderabad: Religion does not matter; it is culture that transforms a region through language and literature, said historian Prof. Salma Ahmed Farooqui. Delivering a talk on the cultural contribution ...

Plus: we share a map and timeline of the religion’s transmission across the East, a glossary of Buddhist terms, a snapshot of ...

A Hindu man defends a Muslim tailor by claiming a shared identity—what it reveals about secularism, pluralism, and rising ...

Uttar Pradesh's food culture is rich and diverse, blending Mughlai, Brahminical, and local traditions across its vast ...

Nandagovindam Bhajans defends unity through music after backlash over singing a Christian song at a temple event.

No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy,” Sen wrote. Democratic governments ...

Descriptions of life in the residential quarters of the palace give us a greater insight into the culture of the Mughals ...

In the summer of 1998, I traveled to the northeast region of China to visit a unique educational institution. The Yanbian ...

"Hey nuton, dekha dik aarbaar, jonmero prothomo shubhokshon" — O new one, show yourself once more, in the auspicious first moment of birth.