Culture & Heritage
The last bell-metal craftsmen of an Assam village are training their daughters
For generations the craft passed only from father to son. With fewer sons staying, master artisans are rewriting the rule.
Meera Pillai1 min read
Meera Pillai
Features Writer
Meera writes about culture, food and the crafts that are quietly being rescued by a new generation.
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VideoCulture & Heritage
Volunteers restored a 400-year-old stepwell in Rajasthan. Now it is full again
Two years of weekend work by 300 volunteers cleared tonnes of debris and brought water back to a forgotten baori.
Meera Pillai1 min read
Travel
A Mizoram homestay that runs entirely on rainwater and sunshine
Five rooms, a 40,000-litre rain tank and a rooftop solar array: how one family built a guesthouse that has never needed the grid.
Meera Pillai1 min read
Rural India
A grandmother’s pickle recipes became a 40-woman enterprise in the hills
What began as jars sold to tourists is now a brand that ships across India, and keeps young women in their villages.
Meera Pillai1 min read