Growing up in a Karnataka family of shehnai players, Pandit S Ballesh Bhajantri learnt the instrument from his father and later from Ustad Bismillah Khan. As its place in celebrations changes, he is ...

Watching its lakes disappear beneath concrete and waste, Harsha Tej decided to do something about it. He quit his job, picked ...

Why do Amur falcons stop in Northeast India before flying to Africa? Discover how termite swarms fuel their migration, what ...

Delhi sits in a bowl between the Himalayas and the Aravallis, so winter nights squeeze its mixing height to a few hundred ...

Mumbai startup Edybites makes edible millet spoons for ice cream, kheer and more, offering a tasty alternative to single-use ...

Bharati Mudi learnt football as a girl but had no formal coaching. Today, in rural Bankura, she uses that experience to teach tribal girls free of charge, with her daughter Tania now helping her make ...

He’s the first Indian to win the Oskar Klein Medal, yet he still cycles to work. His story is as much about simplicity as it ...

A former corporate executive on the seven things that actually make an organic farming business work, from rebuilding the soil to earning a farmer’s trust.

No needle, no thread: meet the Haryana fashion students turning waste fabric into colourful art through the Japanese craft of kinusaiga.

T K Radha, an Indian physicist from Kerala, studied under kerosene lamps before reaching Princeton, where she met J. Robert Oppenheimer and made her mark.

Think the banana plant is only about its fruit? Learn about 10 uses of this familiar plant across India, from food to farming and crafts.

Planning a colourful home garden this festive season? Learn how to grow marigolds in pots with practical lessons from West ...