H View’s Culture archive explores festivals, food, language, arts and changing traditions across India. Each story adds context on where customs come from, how communities practise them and how culture changes through everyday life.
Sharad Navratri begins today, Sunday, October 11, 2026, and the first morning carries a different feeling from the celebrations that will follow over the…
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There are festivals we celebrate for a day, and then there are festivals that gradually transform the atmosphere around us. Navratri belongs to the…
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I enjoyed watching Hanuman Ansh, but I left with more questions than answers. The film made me interested in Neem Karoli Baba’s life, yet…
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Hanuman Ansh is not the kind of film that ends when the screen goes dark. For many viewers, the real journey may actually begin…
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Janmashtami is often remembered through familiar images: a beautifully decorated cradle, tiny Krishna footprints drawn through the house, children dressed as Radha and Krishna,…
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For someone seeing Kajari Teej from the outside, the festival can easily be reduced to a familiar description: married women fast, pray for their…
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At first glance, the Aranmula Boat Race looks like exactly what its name suggests: long snake boats cutting through the Pamba River, rowers moving…
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Raksha Bandhan is usually one of those festivals families understand instinctively. The rakhi tray is prepared, siblings gather, sweets come out, photographs are taken,…
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Every year, Raksha Bandhan arrives with a familiar picture: a sister tying a rakhi around her brother’s wrist, applying tilak, offering sweets, and receiving…
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For many people, the first sign of Eid-e-Milad is practical. Schools or offices may be closed, mosques and streets may be decorated, processions may…
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Every festival carries a mood, but Onam carries something deeper than celebration alone. It brings nostalgia, memory, colour, food, family and a sense of…
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“Olympic medals capture the world’s attention. But long before an athlete stands on the Olympic podium, their journey is often shaped by two competitions…
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