tradition

A Mosque in Paris

Stephen Fein and Krishnan Srinivasan

What the history of the city’s first Muslim place of worship says about an issue that continues to cause controversy

The Spice Route

Amita Shah

What’s it about Thalassery biryani

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.

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tradition

A Mosque in Paris

The Spice Route

Sabarimala: In Defence of Tradition

The Uses of the Erotic

Enlightenment in the Gobi Desert

The Name of the Rose

Hindu Belief: Legacy versus Destiny

Rivaaz

Keeping the Spirit Intact

A Dying Tale

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