Art historian and curator Seema Bhalla explores the journey of courtesans in India in this book of essays, dispelling myths ...

For centuries, archaeology was more like treasure hunting — a kind of cowboy science where men travelled far and wide. By the ...

Indian herbalists make extravagant claims for ashwagandha. But recent research shows that it offers significant sexual ...

Three women have been chosen for the role at Elizabeth Gaskell's House in Manchester precisely because they "didn't know her" ...

Bhojpuri arrived in Mauritius with Indian indentured labourers in the 19th century. Despite challenges, it became a major language, evolving with Creole influences and recent revival efforts.

Women in Barsana celebrated Lathmar Holi by playfully hitting men from Nandgaon with sticks, recreating a legend of Krishna and Radha. Men wore turbans and shields, while devotees smeared in colours ...

Consequently, well into the early 20th century, agrarian relations in the Tamil countryside continued to be marked by ...

For almost a century and a half of our nation’s history, women were barred from exercising this fundamental right. This is a film about their long, difficult struggle to win the right to vote. It’s ...

Powerhouse women dominated Billboard's charts over the first 25 years of the century. Women artists etched some of the most vaunted records ever on Billboard’s charts over the first quarter of ...

When it comes to longevity, consider that International Women’s Day has taken place each March 8 for more than a century, dating back to before the 19th Amendment to the Constitution gave American ...

While bow ties became a symbol of sophistication, neckties took a different evolutionary path. Like bow ties, they originated ...

The Murty Classical Library of India sifts through multiple languages and thousands of years to bring a nation’s literary ...