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Articles in the Culture Category

Culture, Longhorn Events »

[26 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 136 views]
Hinduism Awareness Week – Day by Day

Pulling common misconceptions out of popular circulation.

Culture, Poetry »

[11 Feb 2010 | 4 Comments | 145 views]
A Glimpse of Lohri

The end of the fierce winter.

Chai Tea, Culture »

[5 Feb 2010 | 13 Comments | 198 views]
Community

Asha and Chetan met, ironically enough, at an Indian function.

Culture, Travel & Living »

[5 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 63 views]
The Essence of the Orient, Part 2

I took a New Year’s trip to the Orient last year.

Culture, Travel & Living »

[23 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 115 views]
The Essence of the Orient

An exhilarating journey halfway across the world to China and Japan.

Culture »

[28 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 198 views]
Modest Clothing in the South Asian Context

Why women have to cover up.

Arts, Culture, Featured »

[19 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 176 views]
Gastronomically Yours

Acclaimed author Shoba Narayan shares her thoughts on food, India, and writing.

Culture »

[23 Oct 2009 | 3 Comments | 158 views]
Just Say No, India: An Historical Argument

Connecting the 21st century, Julia Roberts, and shallow spirituality.

Culture »

[16 Jun 2009 | 13 Comments | 371 views]
Homecoming

It is only after the third time S has galloped up and down the mandapam stairs that she realizes how unfit this activity is for the wearing of a sari. Six yards of silk had been coaxed into folds and drapes by hands far more skilled than hers. And now they are all coming undone.

Culture, Recent »

[12 Mar 2010 | One Comment | 440 views]
Holi At Barsana Dham

Thousands of people armed with two hundred fifty pounds of rang.