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Society & Culture Stories

Hinduisation of the Vernacular: Folk Deities and Subaltern Beliefs

Significance of folk-practices A. L. Basham described India, as in truth, a land of contrasts and diversities, a great mosaic...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• December 14, 2024
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The Cultural and Social Dynamics of Melanesia

Introduction to Melanesian Culture and People In the words of Edward B. Tylor, Culture is that complex whole that includes...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• October 26, 2024
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India & South Asia Society & Culture Stories

Why do Goans have an affinity for Portuguese, while the rest of India lacks a similar connection with British

Colonialism in India was made possible, sustained, and strengthened by cultural technologies of rule as by the more obvious and...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• October 14, 2024
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Society & Culture Stories

A Dual Tale of Cultural Resilience & Amalgamation: The Goan Experience of Cultural Colonialism

In Nicholas B. Dirks’s words, Colonial conquest was not just the result of the power of superior arms, military organisation,...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• September 28, 2024
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History Stories

The Fifth Report of 1813: Understanding the Company’s Administration and the Early State-Building process

The British East India Company initially operated as a commercial enterprise, but its influence expanded significantly. The company established its...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• September 21, 2024
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Society & Culture Stories

An animal of Controversy as well as Prosperity : Analysis of Horse’s role in  Indian History 

Over the past decades the field of ‘animal studies’ has emerged, running in parallel with other counter-hegemonic disciplines such as...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• August 26, 2024
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Society & Culture Stories

Understanding Matrilineal System : A detailed Analysis of a near Utopian Society

In today’s world, kinship remains a cornerstone of social organization, defining roles and relationships within families based on established rules...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• August 26, 2024
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History Explainer

What is the use of studying History? Is it needed? : Answering a common question

In the rush of today’s fast-paced world of rapid technological advancements and fleeting trends, one night questions the relevance of...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• August 10, 2024
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Explainer History Society & Culture

TD Explains: Hellenistic influence on Gandhara Art

India’s art is more original and more varied and her forms of civilisation present an ever-changing variety, such are nowhere...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• August 10, 2024
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Society & Culture Stories

Since when did Indian women start wearing Blouse: A Sociological Perspective

Human cultures evolved through a continuous exchange of ideas, belief, habits, and forms. Dressing habits in particular constitute a fertile...

• BY Yashasvi Prashant Tamse
• July 30, 2024
• 2 Comments