The vast world of architecture, when viewed through a historical lens, comprises several styles across centuries and contexts that represent cultures, civilisations and empires. Interestingly, global discourse tends to portray…
Asa Gray (1810-1888) was the most prominent American botanist of the nineteenth century. But what Gray is remembered for has little to do with the plants he discovered and named…
The walk can be heard well before it comes into view. It is a little after nine in the morning, and the street that takes you to the Banke Bihari…
Spiritual and religious tourism has typically been associated with older people going on pilgrimages for faith, rituals, or relaxing trips during retirement. Recently, this trend has shifted. More young people…
Funerary architecture came into the frame when different cultures started believing in the life after death, which is the governing idea of the religion of the Egyptians (Basis of Hope),…
World heritage sites are locations granted legal protection for their cultural and historical significance by an international treaty overseen by UNESCO. The evaluation of the locations states that “cultural and…
In India, religion has shaped beliefs, communities and culture for centuries. It has been merging and intertwining with personal and collective identities as both a force of unity and a…
Culture is a complex term – it has great depth, is intangible and enables us to relate back to our histories and beliefs. Culture is the soul of a thriving…
Architecture, as a manifestation of the people’s culture, traditions, and values, in India, the evolution of architecture has been dramatically influenced by diverse and complex communities, each offering their own…
India is a country that thrives on contrasts, where the old and the new exist side by side, sometimes blending seamlessly and sometimes creating a stark dichotomy. One such vivid…
The history that has been taught to us revolves around Romans in Britain, the Norman conquest in 1066; Henry VIII and the Tudors; the American War of Independence; Victorian industrialization;…
Religious beliefs have been an inevitable aspect of civilizations that has never been known. It was the belief that a group of people shared that resulted in the establishment of…