Culture
CULTURAMA
A Time To Remember
There Is Plenty In India To Charm And Seduce – A Visitor Recounts The Little And Big Things That Caught her Attention And Gained Her Love
2 min |
May 2018
CULTURAMA
Nurturing Our Leaders
Women Need The Right Guidance To Focus Their Knowledge And Skills – The Younger We Start, The Better It Is
2 min |
May 2018
CULTURAMA
Of Spices And Art
From Biryani To Marble Inlay, Filipina Gina Makawana Has Seen And Experienced The Best Of What India Has To Offer During Her Stays In Both North And South Indian Cities.
3 min |
May 2018
CULTURAMA
My Teacher Was My Real "Me"
The Secret Of Absorbing Spiritual Wisdom Is To Open Our Hearts Wide And Give All Our Love To Our Spiritual Teacher, Who Symbolises Our Atman In The Present Moment
3 min |
May 2018
CULTURAMA
SMS
SHORT CULTURAL SNIPPETS FOR AN EASILY DIGESTIBLE INDIA
4 min |
January 2018
CULTURAMA
The Dak Times Live On
EVEN AS INDIANS HAVE EMBRACED DIGITAL FORMS OF COMMUNICATION WITH FERVOUR, THE INDIAN POSTAL SERVICE CONTINUES TO HOLDS ITS PRIDE OF PLACE AS THE LIFELINE OF THE COUNTRY. WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF THE COUNTRY'S POSTAL SERVICE - FROM HORSE-DRIVEN DELIVERIES TO THE FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD POSTMAN
6 min |
January 2018
CULTURAMA
Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves
ONLY THOSE WHO FORGIVE OTHERS WILL ENJOY THE HEALING POWER OF FORGIVENESS IN THEMSELVES, BECAUSE IN SHOWING MERCY TO OTHERS WE ARE BEING MERCIFUL WITH OURSELVES AS WELL
2 min |
January 2018
CULTURAMA
An Unstoppable Trio
Aikya 2017, for the first time ever, brings together three of carnatic music’s biggest names – Aruna Sairam, Bombay Jayashri and Sudha Ragunathan in a concert, curated and conceptualised by Mridangam Maestro K Arun Prakash.
6 min |
March 2017
CULTURAMA
The Delicate Damsel of Chola Temples
The Airavateshvara temple is legendary, in more than one sense.
6 min |
March 2017
CULTURAMA
Following The Heart
THERE ARE PEOPLE OF NON-INDIAN ORIGIN WHO HAVE ADOPTED THE INDIAN PERFORMING ARTS AS THEIR OWN. WE TALK TO A FEW TO SEE WHAT DREW THEM TO IT, THE CHALLENGES IN PURSUING IT AND THE JOY THEY DERIVED FROM IT
7 min |
December 2018
CULTURAMA
Musically Yours
FOR SID SRIRAM, MUSIC IS NOT JUST AN ART FORM OR EVEN A CAREER – IT FORMS THE BASIS OF EVERYTHING IN HIS LIFE. THE AIKYA 2018 STAR TALKS ABOUT HIS JOURNEY THUS FAR, HOW HE STAYS GROUNDED IN THE FACE OF COLOSSAL SUCCESS, AND WHAT HE IS PLANNING FOR THE AIKYA AUDIENCE THIS YEAR
10+ min |
February 2018
CULTURAMA
Ties That Bind And Bless
IN INDIA, THREADS OF MYRIAD HUES AND THICKNESS, WORN BY THEMSELVES OR WITH ADDED PENDANTS, ARE WORN AS SYMBOLS OF DIVINE BLESSING, PROTECTION AGAINST NEGATIVE FORCES AND EVEN AS SIGNIFIERS OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
5 min |
February 2018
CULTURAMA
A Partner For Life
GLOBAL ADJUSTMENTS FOUNDATION HAS PLEDGED A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT WITH SEVALAYA TO EMPOWER THE BOYS AND GIRLS WHO STUDY IN THEIR SCHOOLS. THE YOUTH, WHO COME FROM RURAL, ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD SEGMENTS, WORK HARD AND HOLD HIGH ASPIRATIONS FOR THEIR FUTURE – AND ARE EAGER TO GAIN TRAINING TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR AIMS
1 min |
February 2018
CULTURAMA
Harvesting Happiness
THE PONGAL FESTIVAL OF TAMIL NADU IS ABOUT GIVING THANKS NOT JUST FOR ABUNDANCE IN THE HARVEST BUT FOR THE BLESSING OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS WELL
1 min |
February 2018
CULTURAMA
A Sound Theory
MODERN SCIENTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD BELIEVE THAT SOUND AND THE BEGINNING OF CREATION ARE SOMEHOW LINKED...
4 min |
July 2017
CULTURAMA
Hands Of Jagannath
AT THE JAGANNATH TEMPLE, EVERY 12 YEARS THE OLD IMAGE ‘DIES’ AND IS ‘CREMATED’ AND A NEW IMAGE IS CARVED FROM A NEW LOG OF WOOD – AND THE DIVINITY PASSES ON FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW IN AN ELABORATE CEREMONY
4 min |
July 2017
CULTURAMA
Make Peace Your State Of Mind
THERE IS A VITAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PEACE OR VIOLENCE IN OUR MINDS AND THE CONDITIONS THAT ExIST OUTSIDE
4 min |
July 2017
CULTURAMA
Life In The Balance
Living in India needs a certain kind of temperament for a successful ongoing life. Those in the know recognise what I am talking about. Not surprisingly, therefore, a lot of us look for some form of spiritual and physical guidance to help us deal with our daily conundrums.
3 min |
July 2017
CULTURAMA
Strength In The Storm
THIS TITLE, FOR AN INTERACTIVE WEEKLY WORKSHOP FOR CAREGIVERS OF CANCER PATIENTS, IS INSPIRED BY A BOOK FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION...
1 min |
July 2017
CULTURAMA
Spice Land
DISCOVER INDIAN SPICES AND THEIR MANY USES
3 min |
July 2017
CULTURAMA
House Of Worship
IN THIS FEATURE WE HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE HINDU PLACE OF WORSHIP...
5 min |
July 2017
CULTURAMA
Farm To Fridge
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IS VITAL FOR OUR HEALTH AND THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD FOR MANY REASONS.
4 min |
July 2017
CULTURAMA
Cool Adventures
As Summer Draws Close We Bring You a List of Places to See in India While You Escape the Heat.
3 min |
April 2017
CULTURAMA
Water Water Everywhere
Water Is the Means of Physical Cleansing, and Also Symbolises Spiritual Cleansing in Practically All Cultures
4 min |
May 2017
CULTURAMA
The King Of Fruits
A Tribute to the Golden Yellow Fruit That Seduces Everyone Who Crosses Its Path...
4 min |
May 2017
CULTURAMA
Making A Difference
Hendrikus Van Dord, Executive Vice President of the Indian Economic Trade Organisation, on Working in India, Sustainable Development, Heartrending Experiences With Indians and More…
5 min |
May 2017
CULTURAMA
Island Hopping
History Buffs, Nature Buffs Or Beach Bums... There Is Something For Everyone In The Andamans...
2 min |
May 2017
CULTURAMA
China's Buddhist Goddess
Ideas Beyond Buddhism Were Exchanged as the Silk Route Connected India and China via Central Asia
2 min |
May 2017
CULTURAMA
SMS
Short Cultural Snippets for an Easily Digestible India
4 min |
August 2017
CULTURAMA
Don't Waste Your Breath
Hindus Believe That the Number of Breaths Allotted to Them in a Lifetime Is Predetermined
4 min |