as birds forsake their nests

In the midst of a pandemic that doesn't seem to have much end in sight, I feel like I'm forgetting what a "normal" social life looks...

When some of us will down a cup of instant coffee while others painstakingly hand-grind their own beans, it begs the question: is coffee...

In her talk for Karwaan, Dr. Sanghamitra Rai Verman describes how the Vedas personify Night and Day as two sisters: they weave together...

Festivals are perhaps one of the most vibrant and visible displays of religious culture. Chariot festivals in particular are a common way...

A horse with a single, shiny horn, who can fly through the air and grant your wishes. Obviously, that is fiction, but what about the...

Anyone have the Gulshan Album? I am looking for it. The Gulshan (or rose garden) Album was compiled at the turn of the 17th century by...

One year ago, I first read a beautiful poem of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. With my limited understanding of Urdu, I laboured over it, reading two...

Today, what does hunting gear bring to mind? Khakis, camouflage print coats, maybe a vest with a thousand pockets - not exactly what we'd...

Today, it seems like there is very little "oral tradition" left, or at least, not in the way that we imagine it. However, one thing that...

The word that keeps coming up for me these days is that old fleeting wind, that ancient disease, the morning sunflower... Nostalgia. I...

In Ibn Battuta's famous account of his travels, he begins with a lengthy justification for his unusual journey. In the 14th century, it...