The British Museum houses some of India's and the world's most significant cultural and historical treasures, many of which were looted during Britain's centuries-long colonial rule. India has recently requested the return of some of these objects, marking just the beginning of a larger movement.

Skin whitening is harmful, both physically and psychologically. Yet, their sales are surging. They frequently disregard any potential health hazards that skin whitening may present. This is the result of years of cultural and societal prejudices that see lighter skin as more desirable.

In 2009, a policy in India's capital worsened air pollution, harming citizens' health through industrial emissions, dust, and vehicle exhaust.

In the kaleidoscope of Indian politics, the lens of vegetarian nationalism has fixated upon the Muslim community. It exposes the complex web of its political origins as well as the possible social divides it might create.

More than one million members of India's untouchable caste are still required to clean latrines, sewers, and drains without any safety precautions. It is still a caste-based prevalent profession. To unblock pipes, people plunge into sewers packed with poisonous trash. This prejudice traps them here and stops them from moving ahead.

Prime Minister Modi banned TikTok and 50 other Chinese apps in 2020 stating that they endanger users' privacy and national security. Today, an increasing number of countries are seeking different types of internet sovereignty like creating a walled-off 'intranet' or routinely cutting off the internet in areas of civil upheaval.

Indo-jazz has long been subject to misconceptions. Though it reached its zenith in the 1970s and is primarily associated with John Coltrane, the roots of Indo-Jazz stretch back to the mid-1950s when a small group of jazz musicians began to experiment with Indian pop music.

Not many people recognise how censorship affects not only their TV or movie viewing but also their music listening. It is generally considered that censorship only edits things suited for adult ears, however, the story behind how music censorship works in India is quite astounding.

Since the 1950s, it was nearly impossible to turn on the radio and not hear a male artist yodelling. Likely they were classically trained singers, and more often than not they would yodel in every other song. Think Kishore Kumar, Neeti Mohan, Shanmukha Priya…the list goes on and on and on. This isn’t a trend— it has been the status quo for decades.

By the end of 1970, abundant young people moved from the rural states of India to more commercially developed and culturally relaxed urban states like West Bengal, Maharashtra and New Delhi to gain employment. This meant a quick change in the demographic and hence the culture. For strangers, one way to find kinship in a new place was the radio. Yuva Vani employed young radio jockeys that exclusively played music that was popular in youthful communities.