Whistling with a leaf called basuti leaf, this is the expertise of Gaddi tribesmen of Himachal Pradesh. Between Dharmsala and the Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh, Dharamkot (2,195m) is home to the Gaddi tribal tribe
Arikamedu is located 3 kilometres south of Pondicherry, India, on the Virampattinam River. The artefacts discovered at this location demonstrated that ancient India and Rome had regular communication
Ahmedabad is home to a one-of-a-kind museum with an extensive collection of kites from throughout the world. The kite museum is located in Sanskar Kendra, which is the world’s second such museum. Bhanubhai Shah was the brains behind the Kite Museum, which opened in 1985 and houses a rare collection of unique and great kites
This spectacular sporting events and activities, known as the Kila Raipur Sports Festival, takes place in the Kila Raipur village, some 20 kilometres from Ludhiana. The tournament is held in the Grewal Sports Stadium in Kila Raipur Every year
Thimithi is a Tamil Nadu annual celebration held every year in the Tamil calendar month of Aipasi, which corresponds to October and November in the Gregorian calendar. Draupati Amman is commemorated on this day (Draupadi, wife of the five Pandavas)
Polygamy is forbidden, according to the Hindu Marriage Act, however individuals who wish to engage in polygamy must convert to Islam. Men are allowed to have multiple wives in Islam. At any given moment, they are limited to four wives
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak a social activist, founded the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in 1992 in New Delhi, and Time magazine named it one of the strangest museums in the world
Gir National Park is in the Indian state of Gujarat, near the coast of India’s far west-central region. A total of 545 square miles of national park land is protected (1,412 sq km). Sasan Gir is another name for the region
As India fights a devastating outbreak of COVID-19, the Indian diaspora in the United States is watching in panic
India has been recording the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases in the world as it grapples with a second wave of the pandemic. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the impact of the massive surge of the virus