History

An ongoing exhibition of early Buddhist art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York shines a light on the history of Buddhism in the Deccan

While newer museums gaze on the present as well as the future, archaeological museums in older Indian cities secure the past

The Handbook for Nature Guides, an initiative of Nature Conservation Foundation, offers tips on being a guide and explores the ethics of nature guiding

The September show will feature a heavy-hitting contingent of co-chairs: Timothée Chalamet, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman and Naomi Osaka

A new travelogue investigates the Buddhist sites of ancient Gandhara and sheds light on an often forgotten confluence of civilisations

Traditionally, history has been studied as a political narrative of battles, heroes and villains, and a succession of dynasties, rather than of diverse perspectives

The dawn of our railways (now fourth largest in the world, transporting billions and with over a million employees), like new technology in general, inspired opportunity while also birthing subversion

This compendium of myths and folk tales from the subcontinent affords us pleasure as well as insights into the politics of storytelling

Khunza Humayun was a remarkable woman, and while she was never a Devadasi, she was in every sense extraordinary