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10 Indian embroidery traditions that make a serious style statement

Lounge revisits embroidery techniques integral to the Indian craft vocabulary that are also making a mark on the fashion runway

5 min read25 Jun 2018
Opinion

How digital tools can help in the preservation of our languages

In India, 220 languages have died in past 50 years and 197 are endangered, says Unesco

4 min read26 Apr 2018
Opinion

Vak-pedia: Can technology democratize our oral traditions?

A rich tradition of proverbs did not make it to the written word, but holds sway over our actions

3 min read3 Apr 2018
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Year-End Special: When music is the love of food

Songs are passed down generations, keeping alive India's old culinary traditions, recipes and harvest rituals

5 min read29 Dec 2017
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Performance as prayer: the ‘Kaisiki’ journey

A centuries-old ritual theatre performance of Tamil Nadu is an exercise in the narrative skill of devotion

6 min read9 Dec 2017
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‘Ji’

The Big Picture will feature comics and political cartoons in Mint on Sunday every week

1 min read6 May 2016
Opinion

Govt must rethink stance on marital rape

Laws cannot always follow path of least resistance; they must, when traditional norms and ground realities are contrary to fundamental rights and the core tenets of a democratic society, set a higher bar

1 min read18 Mar 2016
Opinion

Food, far from home

Who needs a magic carpet when a plate can take you places?

4 min read21 Dec 2015
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Does ‘VIP culture’ upset you?

If yes, you are on the wrong side of Indian tradition, says Aakar Patel

4 min read11 Jul 2015
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The art of absence | Dhruva Mistry

The nine 'rasas' and the classical nude inspire the new, assiduously sculpted works of Dhruva Mistry

1 min read18 Sep 2014
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