tradition

Sabarimala: In Defence of Tradition

Lakshmi Bayi

Why the battle for an inclusive Ayyappa worship makes no sense

The Uses of the Erotic

Amrita Narayanan

Saving sensuality in the age of techno-porn

Enlightenment in the Gobi Desert

Nanditha Krishna

Amidst the India-China standoff elsewhere, art unites the two countries on the Silk Road. Nanditha Krishna looks at the Grottoes of a Thousand Buddhas to realise how civilisation is a unifying force even in the time of adversity

The Name of the Rose

Rachel Dwyer

Colour, class and tradition in a vase. The meditations of a flower girl

Hindu Belief: Legacy versus Destiny

Murali Balaji

For Indology to overcome its past prejudices, it must open itself to the perspectives of genuine Hindu belief

Rivaaz

Ajit Duara

A film that talks of issues mainstream Hindi cinema has abandoned

Keeping the Spirit Intact

Subhra Mazumdar

The Jashn-e Khusrau festival gave qawwals a new destination.

A Dying Tale

arindam

The families of Surabhi Theatres have been on stage for 125 years. Now they are struggling to keep the art alive.

Techno Tradition

Sandipan Deb

A world of extreme tech and ancient tradition. Sci-fi fans, strap your seat belts for a completely cool trip.

The Other Song

Open

The search for a lost song opens out a vast furrow of other half-remembered songs, the memories of past singers, and those histories that have been forcefully banished into oblivion.