Meera S. Joshi

There is a photograph that has quietly become iconic. Flight Lieutenant Akshita Dhankar stands at attention beside the President of India, the tricolour unfurling from her hands into the Republic …

The Uttar Pradesh Buddhist Circuit weaves a quiet thread through the plains of northern India, tracing the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha in places that have drawn pilgrims, seekers, …

In the multitude of national symbols, few carry the weight of history and aspiration quite like India’s national flag, the Tiranga. This tricolor banner, saffron above, white in the middle, …

In the bustling corridors of New Delhi, a quiet revolution is unfolding. The recent roundtable between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Indian AI startups marks a critical inflection point in …

Kerala’s mural paintings are among India’s most striking visual traditions, where temple walls become storybooks of colour, devotion and myth. These murals are not just decoration; they are a sacred …

In the deep-green vastness of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region—where the forest canopy once echoed with Maoist gunfire, and where the language of progress was spoken only in hushed hypotheticals—women lived at …

In the global imagination of revolution, Che Guevara stands as a conflicted, often distorted, symbol: a guerrilla who later governed, a militant who became a minister, a man who picked …

India’s civilisation is not a story carved in stone, but a legacy inscribed in sound and script. From ancient epics and spiritual discourses to fiery political manifestos and poetic dreams, …

It started like a thousand other nights in Indian cricket, with rain falling harder than the dreams it threatened to drown. Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium, usually more familiar with …

India’s cultural landscape is richly woven with the threads of oral tradition—the art of storytelling that predates written scripture and printed pages. From the vibrant plains of Rajasthan to the …

India’s beauty industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation, attracting unprecedented attention from both global giants and local innovators. With the market poised to cross $33 billion in 2025 and expected …

Every year on October 26, Jammu and Kashmir celebrates a moment that reshaped its destiny — the day Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession in 1947, uniting the …

Google’s $15 billion investment to build an AI hub and hyperscale data center in Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh, is a landmark move that will fundamentally reshape India’s digital ecosystem. This …

India’s sports economy is no longer a peripheral story of cricket fandom — it’s emerging as a central narrative in the country’s economic transformation. According to Deloitte’s latest forecast, the …

India’s achievement in developing its own indigenous 4G technology stack, known as the “Made-in-India 4G stack” or “Bharat Telecom Stack,” marks a monumental technological milestone and positions the country among …

For millennia, India’s culinary landscape has been a vibrant canvas woven with threads of culture, conquest, and continuous reinvention. From ancient hearths to modern restaurant kitchens, Indian gastronomy has evolved …

In India, history has a habit of hiding in plain sight. Sometimes, it even camouflages the modern world within its centuries-old walls. A striking example of this coexistence lies in …

India’s comic book industry is undergoing a renaissance, with homegrown creators driving a new wave of storytelling that is reshaping the country’s cultural landscape. Once overshadowed by Western imports, indigenous …

India’s horticulture sector is a quiet success story reshaping the rural economy. Farmers like K. T. Francis from Kerala have transformed small landholdings into highly productive and profitable enterprises through …

The newly opened Dwarka tunnel in Delhi-NCR is redefining how public infrastructure can double as cultural landmarks. Stretching 5.1 kilometres, with a central 3.6-kilometre eight-lane stretch, this is not just …

Sanskrit, one of the world’s oldest languages, has long occupied a central role in the intellectual and spiritual traditions of India. Yet, in a striking modern twist, this ancient language …