Mahua

In Telangana's interiors, the mahua tree remains sacred, even as demand for its flowers decreases

The mahua tree is held sacred not just for its religious associations, but also for its multifarious uses, and provision of food security during the harsh summer months | #FirstCulture

Inside Dantewada's Phagun Madai celebrations

The nine-day celebration of this festival in Bastar's Dantewada is marked by the enactment of a story from the Ramayana, among other rituals | #FirstCulture

Bihar Assembly polls: Lalu's sons Tej Pratap, Tejaswi enter electoral politics

Following their father's footstep, two sons of RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday entered electoral politics as their names were announced by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the ensuing five-phase Assembly polls in Bihar.