India’s Snow Leopards: The Ghosts of the Himalayas and Their Untold Importance
India is home to one of the most elusive and least-seen species in the wild – the snow leopard, known fondly as the “Ghost of the Himalayas” The elusive large…
THE SILENT RETREAT: THE DISAPPEARING HIMALAYAN GLACIERS YOU NEVER HEAR ABOUT
When it comes to visualizing melting ice, most of us conjure the distant, polar reaches of the Arctic or Antarctic. But there is a slow-moving, almost unnoticed disaster, thousands of…
India’s Hidden Underground Rivers: The Secret Waterways Beneath Our Feet
Beneath the colorful facade of India’s landscape, where the mighty rivers of Ganga, Yamuna, and Godavari flow in the sunshine, lies another world which was once lost, buried, and unknown…
The Story of Sacred Groves: India’s Natural Biodiversity Temples
Hidden in the forests, hills and rural areas of India are sacred groves – remnants of nature that exist because they were not disturb, not because laws protected them, but…
India’s Unknown Biodiversity Hotspots Beyond Sundarbans & Kaziranga
When we think of the wildlife of India, we often think of the iconic roaring tigers of Kaziranga or the famous dense mangrove maze of the Sundarbans, but for us,…
The Hidden Democracies of India: Villages That Wrote Their Own Constitutions
Across India’s immense and diverse geography, democracy exists not only in the grand halls of parliament, but it also rests firmly in the small corners of village life, which is…
Little-Known Indian Wedding Rituals from Different States where Ancient Science Meets Sacred Emotion
Weddings in India are more than just a celebration of love; they are an intricate mesh of emotions, culture, and science contained in rituals that span centuries. Beneath the larger…
The Vanishing Art of Indian Puppetry Traditions
India has a rich narrative legacy spanning dance, song, poetry, and performance. One of the most captivating but increasingly faint traditions is puppetry, or Kathputli Kala, which enchanted entire villages…
Forgotten Indian Martial Arts Like Silambam, Thang-Ta & Gatka
India’s martial traditions have origins as ancient as civilization itself. Long before boxing rings and MMA cages, the Indian subcontinent had its own complex systems of fighting, replete with discipline,…
Unknown Indian Festivals That Are More Vibrant Than Diwali & Holi
When we think of great Indian festivals, we tend to think of Diwali and Holi immediately, their light, color, and final exhilaration have become the essence of Indian “culture”. But…