At every temple in South India, the aarti for the deity is performed by burning a piece of camphor on a platter. Who knew ...

The history of India includes the prehistoric settlements and societies in the Indian subcontinent; the advancement of ...

very fine-grained social history, at least in comparison to other parts of medieval India. We can trace out the activities of particular individuals: We can say that this year they were here ...

Showcasing India's rich religious diversity, these magnificent ancient temples have been standing for centuries as its ...

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and ...

Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, both shaped by their unique cultural sensibilities, offered contrasting paths of ...

Seventy-year-old Gopi, a daily wage worker in Pattanam, located in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, is proud of himself. He ...

The Delhi Sultanate by Peter Jackson The Delhi Sultanate explores the political, military and cultural history of the Delhi ...

The earliest historical reference to people dying by suicide at the Sangam or confluence of the Yamuna and Ganga is by ...

Sriram Balasubramanian, a renowned economist who has worked at the IMF in the past, has penned a comprehensive food for ...

His family transformed how the medieval world worked - yet they are largely unknown outside India. Prior to the 11th ... developed notions of sainthood, history and even magical realism.