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The Portuguese first arrived in India in 1498 CE, when Vasco da Gama reached Calicut by rounding the Cape of Good Hope. In 1510, Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Sultanate of Bijapur, thus establishing the territories of the Estado Português da Índia (Portuguese State of India). This marked the beginning of 450 years of uninterrupted rule from Lisbon, which ended when India militarily annexed Goa in 1961.

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Mitali Trivedi

Maach Folk Theatre of Madhya Pradesh

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Diwali: The Various Shades of the Festival of Lights

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അനൂപ്‌ കെ. ആര്‍. (Anoop K. R.)

കേരളത്തിലെ പ്രാദേശിക പന്തുകളി രീതികളും നാടന്‍ പന്തുകളിയു…

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Pandit Om Prakash Sharma is considered to be the face of maach folk theatre form in India (Courtesy: Mitali Trivedi)

In Conversation with Pandit Om Prakash Sharma: Tracing Maach, Malwa’s Musical Folk Theatre

Performing Arts Practices and Rituals

Smriti Srinivas teaches anthropology at the University of California. (Courtesy: Smriti Srinivas)

In Conversation with Dr Smriti Srinivas: Karaga Festival Brings Together the Sacred and the Civic

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Balasanthula: The Wandering Shiva

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Poorakkali Festival in North Kerala: The Ritual of Breaking Coconuts

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Arnab Bhaumik

Glimpses of Goa: Fusion of Indo-Portuguese Culture

Sandipa Malakar

Kumari Puja: Worshipping the Divine Mother

Kaveer Rai

Before they Bloom: Udupi Mallige of Shankarapura

Tania Chatterjee

Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Mathania Lal Mirch

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Shruti Chakraborty

A Celebration of Womanhood and Periods: Raja Parba & Ambubachi Mela

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Kartikay Khetarpal

Pandharpur Wari Pilgrimage: Of Saints, Sandals and Salvation

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Nishita Banerjee

Gavari: A 40-day Mystical Theatre Celebration of the Goddess among Rajasthan’s Bhil Tribe

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Goan culture is a product of centuries of intermixing of Europe and India, built upon a foundation of older Konkani society. Over time, these diverse influences blended seamlessly to give rise to a culture that is uniquely ‘Goan’.

Arnab Bhaumik

Glimpses of Goa: Fusion of Indo-Portuguese Culture

During Durga Puja, Adi Shakti is worshipped in the form of a prepubescent young girl who is assigned temporary sacredness as the earthly manifestation of Devi Durga. This special ritual—Kumari Puja—is practised by several bonedi baris in Kolkata.

Sandipa Malakar

Kumari Puja: Worshipping the Divine Mother

Jasmine is cultivated in the village of Shankarapura by a farming community who are mostly Christians. Everyday the flowers are plucked early morning before they bloom and sent to all parts of Karnataka within the same day through an intricate network of collection and distribution.

Kaveer Rai

Before they Bloom: Udupi Mallige of Shankarapura

Red chilli is cultivated at Mathania, close to Jodhpur, in Rajasthan, and marketed either whole or in powder form to markets all over India.

Tania Chatterjee

Red Hot Chilli Peppers: Mathania Lal Mirch

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गोरखनाथ के समसामयिक सिद्ध/Gorakhnath ke Samasamyika Siddha

गोरख सिद्धान्त/Gorakh Siddhant

गोरखनाथ का अपदिष्ठ योग मार्ग/ Gorakhnath ka Upadishta Yoga Marga

गोरखनाथ/Gorakhnath

Chaumasa

सुवागीत/Suva Geet

Chaumasa

छत्तीसगढ़ी सुआ गीत/ Chhattisgarhi Sua Geet