Culture

Boisabi Fair Brings Color and Culture to Khagrachhari

05-04-2025 13:12:34

Khagrachhari is buzzing with celebration as the 15-day-long Boisabi Fair is underway, drawing people from all walks of life to experience the vibrant traditions of the hill communities.

Cultural China: Festivities of Dragon Boat Festival

15-06-2024 21:44:53

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is an annual event celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This festival is renowned for its vibrant dragon boat races, the consumption of traditional rice dumplings known as zongzi, and various other cultural practices. Originating over two millennia ago, the Dragon Boat Festival has deep historical roots and cultural significance.

Culture, democracy and clout: why three Pacific countries are sticking with Taiwan

26-02-2024 22:25:53

As a king tide swept through Tuvalu this month, flooding homes and disrupting local sea routes, changes in political currents were also buffeting the country.

'Culture has been one of the binding forces between India, Kuwait'

30-07-2023 09:30:33

Indian Ambassador to Kuwait Adarsh Swaika said culture is one of a "binding forces" between the two nations due to the extensive people-to-people contacts. In an interview on Good Morning Kuwait, Adarsh Swaika spoke about the similarities between India and Kuwait in terms of language and cuisine.

Persecuted Afghans finding solace in India

28-08-2021 13:06:47

Most of the Afghan refugees living in India are concentrated in New Delhi. The capital’s Lajpat Nagar, a colony originally built for partition refugees from Pakistan, acts as a home for many Afghans. Those living here seem to have integrated themselves into the local customs and traditions, part of India’s rich and syncretic cultural heritage.

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