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Lord Hayagriva, the horse-headed form of Lord Vishnu

Culture

Hayagriva Jayanti: The Day Vishnu Wore a Horse’s Head

Lord Hayagriva: The Horse-Headed Avatar of Lord Vishnu You must have known the Gods who…

Bhumi NegiAugust 26, 2026

Culture Places & People

Snake Boat Race: The Story Behind Kerala’s Onam Tradition

Snake Boat Race: The Heart Of Onam For the people of Kerala, the backwaters are…

Bhumi NegiAugust 25, 2026

a Dom worker tending a burning pyre at Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi

Culture Places & People

Dom Community: The Guardians of Moksha at Manikarnika Ghat

Dom Community: People Who Light the Fire No One Else Will Touch Imagine a community…

Bhumi NegiAugust 24, 2026

villagers smeared in butter and buttermilk celebrating in a Himalayan meadow

Culture Places & People

Butter Holi Festival: The Holi Played With Butter, Not Colour

Butter Holi Festival: Holi That Nobody Plays With Colour Imagine a version of Holi where…

Bhumi NegiAugust 23, 2026

Vikram lander touching down on the Moon's south pole

History

Chandrayaan-3: The Landing That Gave India Its Own National Space Day

National Space Day: The Chandrayaan-3 Landing India Celebrates Every Year Imagine a nation holding its…

Bhumi NegiAugust 22, 2026

Fort St George standing beside the Bay of Bengal coastline

History Places & People

Madras Day: How a Fishing Village Became Today’s Chennai

Madras Day: How a Fishing Village Became One of India's Biggest Cities Imagine a metropolitan…

Bhumi NegiAugust 21, 2026

A waterwife balancing water pots on a dirt trail at dawn

Places & People

Denganmal’s Waterwives: Where Men Marry for Water, Not Love

Denganmal's Waterwives: The Marriages Built Around a Single Chore Somewhere in Maharashtra, a man's second…

Bhumi NegiAugust 20, 2026

Hands joined together in a circle symbolising unity and harmony

History Places & People

Sadbhavana Diwas: The Pledge Nobody Remembers

Sadbhavana Diwas: The Promise India Makes and Forgets Every Year Imagine a promise that an…

Bhumi NegiAugust 19, 2026

A vintage camera resting beside old sepia-toned photographs of India

History Places & People

The Photography Story of India Before Smartphones

The Story India First Told Through a Lens Long before phones lived in every pocket,…

Bhumi NegiAugust 18, 2026

Culture

Kalki Avatar: The Story of Vishnu’s Final Incarnation

The Avatar Who Has Not Arrived Yet Imagine a story that has not ended yet,…

Bhumi NegiAugust 17, 2026

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Hayagriva Jayanti: The Day Vishnu Wore a Horse’s Head

Dom Community: The Guardians of Moksha at Manikarnika Ghat

Butter Holi Festival: The Holi Played With Butter, Not Colour

Chandrayaan-3: The Landing That Gave India Its Own National Space Day

Madras Day: How a Fishing Village Became Today’s Chennai

Denganmal’s Waterwives: Where Men Marry for Water, Not Love

The Photography Story of India Before Smartphones

Kalki Avatar: The Story of Vishnu’s Final Incarnation

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