A Day After Diwali, a Village in Madhya Pradesh Observes a Unique Festival to Honour Cows November 9, 2023 Sultaniya village in Rajgarh wakes up the day after Diwali to ‘Chhoda Utsav’, reminiscent of the bullfighting in far away...
One Festival, Many Hues: Here’s how Dussehra is celebrated in various states of India October 23, 2023 From Chhattisgarh’s 75-day long Dussehra celebrations to Dashain in Sikkim, communities across the country celebrate Dussehra with different traditions and...
Navratri, Dussehra, and Nostalgia October 23, 2023 There are some memories that will never go away. Here is one of mine — of climbing up 13 kilometres...
Shortly after the Puri Rath Yatra, another village in Odisha celebrates its own unique version June 26, 2023 The renowned rath yatra in Odisha takes on special significance in Remanda village in Jharsuguda, where it starts three days...
The Kitemakers of Handipura, Jaipur’s 150-yo Kite Market January 12, 2023 Jaipur has an old tradition of flying kites on Makar Sankranti. It is said that Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh loved...
Sakat Chauth: Water chestnut is an integral part of celebrations in MP’s Baghelkhand January 10, 2023 Sakat Chauth is a festival celebrated in northern India. In Madhya Pradesh’s Baghelkhand, singhara or water chestnut is a vital...
Making friends with rural India December 30, 2022 For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit...
Prithvi Parikrama: Panna’s 400-year-old tradition of circumambulation of earth November 8, 2022 On Kartik Purnima (full moon), thousands of devotees participate in a 30-kilometre long Prithvi Parikrama in Panna, which celebrates the...
Kartik Purnima and the traditional miniature boat craft of Kendrapara, Odisha November 7, 2022 The otherwise quiet village of Posei in Kendrapara district bustles with activity before Kartik Purnima when its artisan families get...
Baghelkhand’s unique tradition of Mount Govardhan and Janjuiya Devi Puja October 26, 2022 The forms of Govardhan and Janjuiya Devi are made with cow dung and worshipped in the hilly region of Baghelkhand...
A Day After Diwali, a Village in Madhya Pradesh Observes a Unique Festival to Honour Cows November 9, 2023 Sultaniya village in Rajgarh wakes up the day after Diwali to ‘Chhoda Utsav’, reminiscent of the bullfighting in far away...
One Festival, Many Hues: Here’s how Dussehra is celebrated in various states of India October 23, 2023 From Chhattisgarh’s 75-day long Dussehra celebrations to Dashain in Sikkim, communities across the country celebrate Dussehra with different traditions and...
Navratri, Dussehra, and Nostalgia October 23, 2023 There are some memories that will never go away. Here is one of mine — of climbing up 13 kilometres...
Shortly after the Puri Rath Yatra, another village in Odisha celebrates its own unique version June 26, 2023 The renowned rath yatra in Odisha takes on special significance in Remanda village in Jharsuguda, where it starts three days...
The Kitemakers of Handipura, Jaipur’s 150-yo Kite Market January 12, 2023 Jaipur has an old tradition of flying kites on Makar Sankranti. It is said that Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh loved...
Sakat Chauth: Water chestnut is an integral part of celebrations in MP’s Baghelkhand January 10, 2023 Sakat Chauth is a festival celebrated in northern India. In Madhya Pradesh’s Baghelkhand, singhara or water chestnut is a vital...
Making friends with rural India December 30, 2022 For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit...
Prithvi Parikrama: Panna’s 400-year-old tradition of circumambulation of earth November 8, 2022 On Kartik Purnima (full moon), thousands of devotees participate in a 30-kilometre long Prithvi Parikrama in Panna, which celebrates the...
Kartik Purnima and the traditional miniature boat craft of Kendrapara, Odisha November 7, 2022 The otherwise quiet village of Posei in Kendrapara district bustles with activity before Kartik Purnima when its artisan families get...
Baghelkhand’s unique tradition of Mount Govardhan and Janjuiya Devi Puja October 26, 2022 The forms of Govardhan and Janjuiya Devi are made with cow dung and worshipped in the hilly region of Baghelkhand...