The Slow Interview spoof: Presenting the life of an alcoholic, host Neelesh Misra ‘invites’ tippler Wohnnie Jalker

The World Health Organization and Gaon Connection have collaborated for a social campaign to highlight the darkness that is usually...

Photo Essay: On the final day of Chhath Puja, devotees offer Usha Arghya in holy city Varanasi

After offering the Sandhya Arghya last evening, thousands of devotees spread their sheets on the ghats of the Ganges in...

From a domestic worker to Padma Shri awardee — here’s how Bihar’s Dulari Devi painted success

Bihar’s Dulaari Devi has been awarded with Padma Shri for her contributions to the Mithila folk art. But the intricate...

In Photos: On Chhath Puja, devotees offer Sandhya Arghya in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Bright diyas, fruits and vegetables, mandaps made of sugarcanes, coconuts tied in sacred thread, vermillion faces – devotees in the...

Chhath Puja: From thekua to ole curry, here are six easy food recipes

The four-day long Chhath Puja is marked by strict fasting as well as healthy feasting. Here are six easy to...

The sights, smells and taste of Chhath

Be it Houston or Hazaribagh, the Chhath Puja celebrations have a comforting sameness to it with special rituals, foods and...

The aalta patra makers of Bihar seek help to keep the age-old Chhath Puja tradition alive

Chhath Puja is being observed with great devotion and love by hundreds of thousands of people in north India. As...

A folk-singer, a filmmaker and an actor from Bihar share their memories of Chhath

For folk singer Sharda Sinha, her Chhath arghya to the deity is in the offering of her songs. It is...

In Photos: From Nahay Khay to arghaya — how people in Bihar and Jharkhand celebrate Chhath Puja

From today, the four-day celebration of Chhath Puja has begun in India. The festival is marked by worshipping the Sun...

Bundelkhand’s 300-year-old tradition of Diwari Nritya continues to be performed by milkmen and cattle herders

Hundreds of milkmen and cattle herders gather at temples in Panna, Madhya Pradesh the day after Diwali, and break into...