Is the spontaneous expression of devotion, nostalgia, and collective cultural memory something to be viewed with suspicion?

Most of tall gopurams we see in South India were built by Nayaka kings of Telugu origin. Most are three to four centuries old ...

With a history spanning over 500 years, the Bala Kishan Lal Mandir in Begum Bazar stands as a quiet yet powerful symbol of ...

Thane Traffic Police announced temporary traffic restrictions near Cadbury Junction from March 16 to April 30 due to ongoing bridge construction on the service road connecting Cadbury and Nitin ...

The Tamil landscape, for centuries, had been shaped by the self-denying, often severe, philosophies of Jainism and Buddhism.

Every year, as Mahashivaratri approaches, an ancient rhythm returns across India. Temples remain open throughout the day, bells ring past midnight, devotees fas ...

In Hindu culture, the Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the most revered scripture, spanning through eighteen discourses of a total of ...

This hymn, by the seventh-century poet, Appar, quoted in Raghavan Srinivasan’s book, exemplifies its rebellion against Vedic rigidity and ritual. “The saints of this movement were poets of the people, ...

In the land where God is said to reside in every atom, where temple bells echo with the chant of 'Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah,' the reality on the ground tells a different tale. In the name of crowd ...

Shreya Ghoshal got emotional on Indian Idol as a childhood letter she wrote to her guru, Mahesh Chandra Sharma, was read ...

Explore the key topics in UPSC Cultural History including Indian art, architecture, literature, dance forms, and religious movements for effective Prelims preparation.

Varanasi: Seers under the banner of Patalpuri Sanatan Dharm Raksha Parishad gathered at Patalpuri Mutt here and expressed their protest against Swami .