Jagannath, worshipped primarily in Odisha, is a mysterious deity whose origins are steeped in tribal and Vedic syncretism. Unlike typical anthropomorphic gods, Jagannath’s wooden idol has a block-like ...

Across India, food is rarely just food. It is memory, geography, identity and, often, devotion served on a plate. At a thought-provoking panel discussion on food, myths and mythology, author and ...

The looting of India’s history continues: “We are estimating close to 10,000 major work of arts leaving India every decade.” Four Indian statues on display during a ceremony marking the repatriation ...

While a ceremonial fusillade of firecrackers sounded outside, a black-capped Brahmin pandit recited Sanskrit prayers last week in a factory conference hall at Poona, outside Bombay. It was the time of ...