A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. At the Maha Kumbh festival, ...

Assistant Professor of Religion and Asian Studies Claire Robison joined Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies Rachel Sturman yesterday for a conversation about the release of Robison’s ...

One Day, a picture book by the beloved children’s author, follows the true story of a father and son escaping Auschwitz by train ...

A groundbreaking anthology This anthology with a foreword by Ranjit Hoskote consists of excerpts from ten classical works ...

Being an ancient religion Hinduism now is plagued with many wrong and false ideas about it These probably arose over time ...

The grandest show on Earth, the magnificent spiritual gathering called Mahakumbh is a fusion of consumerism, political ...

Simply put, Mixbook remains the best service of the five we tested for making photo books. While some competitors excelled at one thing or another, Mixbook does just about everything right. Its ...

In her new book, Cho Nam-Joo captures both the universality of sexism and the specificity of women’s experiences. When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose.

The majestic Kinner Kailash range, a revered peak in Hindu mythology ... The serene environment, dotted with quaint villages like Kalpa, Chitkul (India’s last inhabited village), and Reckong ...

Thousands of Hindu holy men have been arriving in Prayagraj to participate in the Kumbh Mela festival Millions of people have taken a holy bath at the Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela (also known as ...

Your TBR list is getting longer... The simple joy of reading a book can inspire so much. While we’re turning their pages, we use our imaginations to live inside entire worlds with its characters.