T.M. Krishna examines how the symbols of the Indian Republic have been shaped, contested, and reinterpreted over time.

Native American animals and their meanings form a profound spiritual vocabulary that indigenous cultures have developed through thousands of years of close observation and reverence for the natural ...

India's Union Budget day traditions have evolved, moving from colonial-era briefcases to a symbolic 'bahi-khata' and now a digital tablet in a red pouch. This shift reflects a conscious effort to ...

T.M. Krishna on Indian national symbols, Vande Mataram controversy, Jana Gana Mana meaning, and rethinking patriotism beyond ...

And yet its power lies not in design alone, but in depth. The fish in Lucknow carries the memory of floods and fertility, of Persian courts and Gangetic rivers, of temple walls and modern canvases. It ...

The bald eagle was chosen by the Founding Fathers when designing the Great Seal of the United States to convey the strength and independence of the new nation. The bird became the United States ...

While voting in Dhaka remained largely peaceful, albeit thin, reports from other parts of the country were far grimmer. Bomb ...

Let's take a look at some famous global fabrics you didn't know were originally Indian.

India, Feb. 10 -- On February 14, Valentine's Day in India arrives like a pop-up festival, bright and impossible to ignore, yet still not "official" in any civic sense. It isn't a public holiday.

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that in the India-US trade deal, with respect to agriculture and agricultural products, no compromise has been made on the interests of Indian ...

Old Indian poems and folk songs are revealing a surprising truth about the land. Scientists found that descriptions of thorny trees and open grasslands in texts written as far back as the 1200s ...

Amid a growing demand for artisanal and premium offerings, and a rising urban consumer base that’s becoming more experimental ...