South Asian women have draped themselves in colorful silks and cottons for eons. The ways they’re made and worn are dazzling ...

In other words, most of South Asia’s contemporary geopolitical and ethno-religious problems, including the Kashmir conflict, the division of British India into India and Pakistan, and communal strife ...

Cannabis has a long history in India, veiled in legends and religion. The earliest mention of cannabis has been found in The Vedas, or sacred Hindu texts. These writings may have been compiled as ...

Penguin’s withdrawing and pulping The Hindus: An Alternative History is only the latest in a series of surrenders. A Hindu demonstrator waves India's national flag (Reuters/Amit Gupta) By signing up, ...

The English language and cricket were Britain's two largest colonial legacies in India, says journalist James Astill, but it is the second of these bequests that is the subject of his important and ...

Nearly eight decades after Independence, Indians must hope that Britain keeps calm and carries on, because it is their best chance of studying their own history ...

Cannabis has a long history in India, veiled in legends and religion. The earliest mention of cannabis has been found in The Vedas, or sacred Hindu texts. These writings may have been compiled as ...