Welcome to the Culture section of Life and More, where we explore the traditions, heritage, and the evolving cultural landscape that shapes our society. From timeless customs to contemporary cultural conversations, this space celebrates the essence of Indian culture and global influences.
Discover insightful stories and features that highlight traditions, art forms, values and philosophy. Whether you’re interested in heritage, social change, or cultural trends, our articles offer thoughtful reflections that connecting past with present.
Immerse yourself in narratives that preserve legacy, spark dialogue, and celebrate culture in everyday life.
Aashita Chadha Elephant God Ganesh holds a special place our hearts. Beyond its religious significance, Ganesh Chaturthi offers a unique opportunity to connect with our culture and heritage. Let us, today, delve into the cultural and historical importance of this festival and examining the profound meaning of the associated traditional symbols, motifs, and colours, finding […]Read More
Team L&M Ganesh Chaturthi, alternatively referred to as Vinayak Chaturdashi is one of the most auspicious festivals celebrated across the country with great pomp and zeal. The son of Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati, whose form is highly alluring evokes devotion in the hearts of many. The multifaceted world of Ganesha is associated with several […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Nagaland is a hill state located in the far northeastern part of India. About one-sixth of Nagaland is under the cover of tropical and sub-tropical evergreen forests. There are about 16 major tribes in the state of Nagaland. Nagaland is a mountainous state. The Naga Hills rise from the Brahmaputra Valley in […]Read More
Team L&M An exhibition of a selected digitised South Asian manuscripts sourced from national and international repositories, Evam Vadati Pustakam, begins tomorrow at IIC, New Delhi. The show traces the journey of texts across languages and to different parts of Asia, and stories of how manuscripts were collected down the ages. The exhibits illustrate what […]Read More
Team L&M To sustain rich cultural legacy that is hidden in over 3696 heritage monuments – under its protection – spread across the country, the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) will be launching “Adopt a Heritage 2.0 Programme” on September 4 at Samvet Auditorium, IGNCA, New Delhi. The scheme, first launched in 2017, invites corporates […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Tamil Nadu is on the East coast of Peninsular India. This state has been a great cradle of Indian culture and many ancient traditions of dance, music, architecture and life-style continue and flourish here till today. Temples were made out of hard and lasting granite in Tamil Nadu. There is an amazing continuity […]Read More
Team L&M A 10,000-year-old Trident and a 3,000-year-old Vajra were unveiled today by researcher and businessman Syed Shameer Hussain. As per him, this centuries-old Trident (Trishul) belongs to Lord Shiva, and Vajra is the weapon of Indra, popularly known as the God of Rain and Storms in Hinduism. At a Press Conference early today, Hussain […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Belonging to the royal family of Bhavnagar, heritage conservationist Brijeshwari Kumari Gohil, was passionate about anything and everything old be it buildings, art or crafts, or fashion since her childhood. That’s the reason, she moved to UK to pursue education in heritage conservation, when she found there was no scpe to do […]Read More
Benoy K Behl This film takes us to lesser-known, early surviving temples of Himachal Pradesh. It also gives a perspective to the art of Himachal and shows the deep relationship with that of Kashmir. Himachal Pradesh was known as a Dev Bhumi, or the land where deities reside. In the hills of Himachal many early […]Read More
Team L&M On the occasion of International Archives Day (June 9) the National Archives of India is holding an exhibition titled Hamari Bhasha, Hamari Virasat at its premises. The exhibition is being held under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM). The exhibition presents a selection of original manuscripts drawn from the annals of the archival repository […]Read More
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