Culture
Meet The Farmer’s Son From East Champaran Who Turned Sand Into 12 World Records
Madhurendra Kumar, born to a farming family in East Champaran, Bihar, now holds 12 world records…
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Culture
200 free Odia meals, a mayor’s visit: how London celebrated Rath Yatra
A Bexley restaurant hosted a Rath Yatra celebration where Odisha-born entrepreneurs served over 200 free traditional…
Culture
Sotheby’s biggest surprise: a 19th-century bronze beats every forecast
A 19th-century bronze version of the ancient Laocoön sculpture, the Hamilton Laocoön, sold at Sotheby's in…
Culture
Telangana farmers warn of ‘huge loss’ as rain fails, reviving a frog-dance prayer
Facing a sharp monsoon deficit and unsown fields, Telangana farmers say a frog-dance ritual reappearing in…
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Flowers, giant bells and a mountain parade: inside Switzerland’s ‘Alpabzug’
Switzerland's 'Alpabzug' festival, marking cattle's return from high summer pastures, decorates cows with flowers and ornate…
Culture
This skull just pushed the history of surgery back 4,000 years
A skull found in a Spanish Neolithic tomb shows evidence of ear surgery from 5,300 years…
Culture
Scientists checked, and no, ancient humans didn’t eat this tiny cat
A 300,000-year-old cat fossil found at a Chinese cave site shows no butchery marks, meaning the…
Culture
Sixteen years of rice paddy art: The Nakano family’s living canvas in Japan
The Nakano family has spent sixteen years turning their rice paddies in Japan into elaborate living…
Culture
Two nations, one date: Argentina and South Sudan both mark independence on July 9
Argentina and South Sudan both observe their independence day on 9 July, despite their declarations coming…