The Chapati Movement of 1857
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 8, 2021
The year was 1857. A storm was brewing in British-occupied India. There was growing resentment among the Indians against the rule of the Eas...
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Talakadu: The Temple City Devoured by Sand
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2021
The ancient city of Talakadu situated on the banks of the Kaveri river, about 45 km east of Mysore, was once the capital of the Western Gang...
The Indian Perfume That Smells Like Rain
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 3, 2020
Rainwater flows down a roof. Photo: Anna Nikonorova/Shutterstock.com Love that musky, fresh smell of earth that permeates the air when t...
The World’s Oldest Dock at Lothal
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 25, 2020
The dockyard at Lothal. Photo: DARSHAN KUMAR/Shutterstock.com This large rectangular, water-filled structure may look like a reservoir, ...
The Great Hedge of India
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 20, 2020
Back in the 19th century, eastern India was separated from the west by an impenetrable belt of trees made up of mostly thorny plants such as...
Haystacks of Rishikesh
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 12, 2019
Haystacks are often constructed around a central pole, or a tree. Bales of hay are loosely arranged around the central structure to prevent ...
Punkah: The Hand Operated Ceiling Fans of Colonial India
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 4, 2019
When the British first came to India, they had to adapt themselves to a lot of unfamiliar things, such as the climate, the blood sucking mos...
The Rotating Solariums of Jean Saidman
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 22, 2019
The importance of sunlight to human health is well understood, and that understanding developed in the late 19th century when it was discov...
Gilbert Hill: Mumbai’s Forgotten 66 Million Years Old Heritage
Kaushik Patowary
May 28, 2019
Concrete buildings aren’t the only thing that rises vertically in the metropolis of Mumbai, India’s most populous city. In a suburb, north ...
The Rockets of Mysore
Kaushik Patowary
May 3, 2019
Rockets were originally invented not to send things into space, but to shoot enemies with. Their effectiveness in warfare was demonstrated ...
