Dance is an joyful and integral part of Indian culture. Read on to know about some legendary dancers who have received international recognition due to their talent, creativity and innovation.

Read about Rani Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, the queen from the Travancore dynasty who championed women empowerment and worked for social reforms.

Read on to know about Dollu Kunitha, a folk dance from the Kuruba community of Karnataka, and the Shiva legend connected with it.

Read about some of the harvest festivals celebrated across India.

Read about Sohrai, the five-day-festival of thanksgiving that is celebrated by the Santhal tribe of India.

By Komal Narwani Pulijudam, or the game of Goats and Tigers, is an ancient strategic board game. It is popular in the southern states of India. Played by two players or teams, this is an asymmetric game. One player handles three tigers and the other possesses up to fifteen lambs or goats. This game of […]

A delightful blend of dance, poetry and emotions, Dadaria is an art form practiced by the Baiga tribe belonging to the central states of India such as Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

By Srinidhi Murthy Known as ‘Dev Bhoomi’ or ‘Land of Gods’, Himachal Pradesh was formed as the eighteenth Indian state on 25th January, 1971. It shares borders with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the north, Punjab to the west, Haryana to the southwest, and Uttarakhand to the southeast. Read more […]