From being a romantic quest for treasures and lost civilisations, archaeology has now come down to earth, increasingly associated with reconstructing the apparently esoteric: the thought processes of ancient peoples. But travelling through the maze of tim

Voluntary groups have found their guardian angel in an organisation with a heart

Traditional systems of medicine offer holistic and effective formulations to handle cancer

Despite its glorious past, the future of the Archaeological Survey of India is jeopardised because of internal wrangling and a lack of a concrete philosophy of exploration

The citizens of Udaipur are increasingly taking on the government to check degradation of the city"s famed lakes

The role of dais, traditional Indian midwives, is being reevaluated as modern medicine finds their lore ideally suited to Indian conditions

An Asian staple for over a millennium, rice has become important enough for the North to start raiding and patenting strains

During the Raj, science flourished in Calcutta. But the city"s fortunes changed drastically because of warped policies

The Maldhari community of Saurashtra, reputed to be among the oldest inhabitants of this region, were traditionally livestock breeders, pastoral nomads roaming the wilds in search of the elusive

Using local material like boulders, wood and soil, Nepalese farmers have evolved an intricate system of canals and weirs for the optimum utilisation of scarce water resources

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