This article was originally published on www.sahapedia.org, an open online resource on the arts, cultures and heritage of India. Sindhu or River Indus emerges from the Himalayas, and flows …
Category: Traditions
Akara or Beans Cake is a common breakfast snack from Nigeria but has migrated to different West African countries as well as Brazil. Originally a …
Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most celebrated festivals of Maharashtra(a state situated in the western coast of India), the land of the great Maratha …
Why eat pumpkin leaves in groundnuts stew? Pumpkin leaves are rich in vitamins and minerals such as vitamin B6, vitamin A, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, …
I happen to witness an excellent example where hundred minds and hundred pairs of hands harmonize towards one goal. I was simply amazed by the …
“Transylvania/Maramures/Bukowina/Moldova in Romania may be seen as regions where the East and the West of Europe overlap perhaps in the Carnival traditions as well. …
New year is filled with new opportunities, new hopes and of course new resolutions.Ugadi, the New Year festival of Karnataka, AndhraPradesh, and Telangana is celebrated …
“I’m a part of history” – writing this statement gives me a feeling of deluge. When I realized that we all were part of history; …
We belong to a society that is forgetting to appreciate the handicrafts that have been passed down to us over generations. Moreover, we are forgetting …