New Year resolutions for Dogras
Ashok Sharma ashoksharma23may@gmail.com The New Year is not only the beginning of another calendar year; it is also a time to pause, reflect and think about the direction in which our lives and our society…
Category: Art & culture left
Radio Ceylon Turns 100: One of Indian Popular Music’s Oldest mMedium From Colonial Times to Post-1947 India, its Airwaves Soothed all
By Tirthankar Mitra One of world’s oldest broadcasters, Radio Ceylon, has turned 100. It arrived decades before television when radio was a novelty and Radio Ceylon started officially broadcasting from December 16, 1925. Radio…
Cultural Round –Up 2025
By Lalit Gupta The cowardly massacre of innocent tourists at Pahalgam by Islamist terrorists on 22 April 2025, widely condemned by national and local leaders as well as the general public, created an atmosphere of…
The Story of Language
Mahi Charak mahicharak06@gmail.com Language is one of humanity’s greatest creations. It is the invisible thread that binds hearts, the bridge between minds and the mirror of civilization itself. Through language, we share ideas, express emotions,…
The king who introduced toll tax in Basholi
Shiv Kumar Padha Padha.shov@gmail.com. Coming down the slopes of the Himalayas, there is a town of temples, Vishawasthali, now known as Basohli, where the ruins of the magnificent palaces dominate the whole landscape. Vishawasthali, the…
Turbans as Marker of Identity
Ashok Ogra ashokogra@gmail.com Come marriage season in India and it’s not the bride’s lehenga that first catches the eye. It’s is Pagdi-that glorious crown of fabric men sport as though they had always been royal…
Bhaderwahi Language
One Hundred Years of Linguistic Discovery (1908–2025) Sadaket Ali Malik sadaketjammu@gmail.com The Bhaderwahi language is spoken mainly in the Bhaderwah area of the Chenab Valley in Jammu and Kashmir. The area witnessed an extraordinary scholarly…
Mural Paintings A new tag to Basohli Chitrakala
Shiv Kumar Padha padha.shiv@gmail.com Basohli is widely known for its royal palace for its unique design and architecture, Ayurveda, astrology, hub of Sanatana, ritualism, music, performing arts, miniature and mural paintings, still out of sight…
A call for Padora Music Festival Where Meadows Meet Melody
Apoorv Sharma apoorv2395@gmail.com. Not long ago, I journeyed to Arunachal Pradesh, where a music festival unfolded like a dream before me-the Ziro Music Festival in the Ziro Valley. The spark lit long before the first…
Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra A Raga of Indian Aesthetics
Dr Jyotsna Sharma j.shriji@gmail.com Bharat Muni’s Natyashastra represents the sublimity of art, emotion, and philosophy. Its influence on Indian culture is very deep, giving ample opportunity to classical performing arts and artist that continue to…