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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India

Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.

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Sacred cows and nutritional purity in India

Apoorva Sripathi explores the complex reasons behind India’s recent boom in all things dairy – beginning with a 1970s Western food-aid programme.

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A brief history of tattoos

The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.

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Vivekananda’s journey

How a young Indian monk’s travels around the world inspired modern yoga.

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  • Two frogs. Watercolour drawing.
  • Fish. Watercolour drawing.
  • Two fish. Watercolour drawing.
  • Pet parrot on a perch. Watercolour drawing.
  • A goose. Watercolour drawing.
  • Dear Sir, I have the pleasure to acknowledge receipt of your letter of ... / Bombay Natural History Society.
  • A bird of prey carrying off a fish. Watercolour drawing.
  • A fish being carried off by a bird. Watercolour drawing.
  • A jaguar attacking a deer. Ink drawing.
  • A Bengali proverb: two watersnakes swallowing fish and frog. Watercolour drawing.
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