culture

An insightful exploration of how colonial powers influenced global cuisine.

An English journalist's journey across India following the monsoon from Kerala to Cherrapunji. A meditation on why India's unpredictable rains shaped a culture infinitely patient with uncertainty.

Martin Puchner shows how culture survives through constant change and remix, from Egyptian monotheism to Charlemagne's font revolution.

An early 20th century Telugu poet elevated the humble pakoda to divine status in these delightful verses. Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham's playful poetry celebrates the crispy, crunchy snack with mythological grandeur.

William Dalrymple traces how India's ideas, aesthetics, and sciences traveled across the world—from Rome to China to Southeast Asia to Europe—through trade, faith, and scholarship.

A comprehensive list of 100+ notable Telugu movies spanning from the 1940s to 2020s, chronicling the evolution of Telugu cinema through its greatest films, legendary actors, and memorable moments.

Exploring how Telugus historically used the decimal system for integers but a base 4 system for fractions, with interactive examples of converting decimal numbers to Telugu base 4 notation.

A weekend journey from Chennai to the former French colony of Pondicherry along the scenic East Coast Road, exploring French architecture, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, pristine beaches, and the experimental township of Auroville.

by Lizzie Collingham

An insightful exploration of how colonial powers influenced global cuisine.

by William Dalrymple

A love letter to Indian civilization showing how India exported its ideas across half the world.

by Josephine Quinn

Challenging the notion of pure Western civilization by showing global interconnections.

by Martin Puchner

A tour of how culture gets made, preserved, and passed down through history.

by Lizzie Collingham

An insightful exploration of how colonial powers influenced global cuisine.

by Alexander Frater

Following India's unpredictable life-giving rains from Kerala to Cherrapunji.