Abandoned by their employers after a months-long sea voyage, countless women found shelter here
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Abandoned by their employers after a months-long sea voyage, countless women found shelter here
Tharun Sekar’s creations include the yazh, a harp-like instrument played in India 2,000 years ago.
The Watson’s Hotel in Kala Ghoda may or may not have inspired Jamsetji Tata, but it did impress visiting travellers, including Mark Twain
The city’s second oldest hotel was known for its exquisite Goan food that had Portuguese and English influences. It drew in luminaries that included the former Netherlands Ambassador to India and international cricket teams
Dalit recipes tell a brutal history of caste oppression in India where food was used to maintain existing power structures
In 2018, a hand-written menu re-surfaced from obscurity and made headlines. Auctioned for $11,344, the 200-year-old leaflet bearing cursive script belonged to Sake Dean Mahomed’s Hindoostane Coffee House (1810)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s ongoing exhibition explores the depiction of the epic, ‘Ramayana’ in 17th-19th century Pahari and Rajput art traditions
From Dhaula Kuan to Siri Fort, the stories behind the names of Delhi localities provide an insight into the history of the megapolis
There is a stark difference between the history of partition taught in Indian school textbooks and in Pakistani textbooks. By placing the Indian and Pakistani versions of history next to each other, The History Project tries to underline the obvious biases.