The twenty-first century, like every century before it, has produced its own distinct art. The idiosyncrasy of this century is not an art made with a new brush stroke or a new medium. It is the way art is created. For the first time in history, there comes an art…

Aghast, disgust and shame. These are the emotions I felt during my recent visit to a Devi temple near Nashik. The temple, beautifully nestled in the hills of the Sahyadris, had filled me with excitement as I drove through mist-covered valleys. The weather was perfect, drizzles, grey skies, and a…

As we drove along the winding mountain roads, my sleepy eyes snapped open at the sound of honking. Through the haze, I noticed the uneven signage of grocery stores, restaurants, clothing shops, and butcher stalls, while clouds of dust from a nearby mountain being levelled blew into my face. For…

Behind the beautiful mountains, blue skies, lush green meadows, snow clad peaks, there’s a secret hiding. A secret that, once revealed, draws us closer to the truth. Now, that secret is out in the open. A pile of trash lying in all its glory. This is Kuti village, the most…

I was invited to a unique forest lunch with the Aarey forest indigenous tribal community which was organized by ‘Tribal Tadka’, a women’s empowerment programme run by Nazareth Foundation. The foundation organizes tribal walks where the participants get to know the tribal community’s lifestyle, houses, cooking, livestock, families, culture, art,…

The Supreme Court’s decision to construct Ram Mandir will be restricted to just building a brick and mortar structure devoid of any transcendence and connection with Lord Ram if Ayodhya continues to be built on the lines of most pilgrim centres in India. Unfortunately, the most pious pilgrim centres have…

No, it’s not AI. Though equally omnipresent—and arguably just as inscrutable.Plastic. Whether it’s milk, flowers, coconuts or devotion wrapped in convenience, plastic barges into our sacred spaces as conveniently as it does in every aspect of our lives. Some of the most common usage of plastic in religious places can…