Language & Linguistics

Imagine a clearing in a village in Kerala as dusk begins to bleed into a deep, tropical night. At its center, a single, massive bronze...

In our modern, disenchanted world, we have come to view nature through a set of familiar, utilitarian lenses. It is a resource to be...

Music is the most mysterious and universal of languages. A single melody can, without a word, transport us to a forgotten childhood...

Gaze upon the sun-drenched temples of Odisha—at the magnificent, chariot-shaped monolith of Konark or the ancient reliefs of the...

The stage is bare but for a trio of musicians. A lone dancer enters, her ankle bells, or  ghungroos , a silent promise. She offers a...

Before the first light of dawn spills across the sky, in the quiet, sacred moments that precede the clamor of the day, a timeless ritual...

In the vast library of world literature, few books have lived a life as strange and successful as the  Pañcatantra . To many, the name...

We are creatures of narrative. From the moment we are born, we are swaddled in stories—the whispered nursery rhymes, the epic bedtime...