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The Festival of India in Coonoor: A month-long curated exhibition in Coonoor, celebrates timeless crafts and textiles from across the country

By newsportaltoday January 4, 2026

On a misty evening at Coonoor, in the heart of the Nilgiris, I step into Respect Origins’ Crafts Bazaar for an exclusive preview of The Festival of India, a curated…

Keeping buildings alive | 4 conservation architects on continuity, repair, and responsibility

By newsportaltoday January 3, 2026

Buildings age the way cultures do: unevenly, politically, selectively. And cultures do not endure by clinging to form, but by carrying forward the spirit. Few practices make this distinction as…

Liwa Festival in Abu Dhabi: Five ways to experience the desert during winter

By newsportaltoday January 2, 2026

The three-hour-long drive to Liwa from Abu Dhabi airport feels unhurried. As the skyline slips away, the road opens into long stretches of sand. The second edition of Liwa Festival,…

Fort Kochi’s viral Christmas tree shines bright with more than 100,000 lights

By newsportaltoday January 1, 2026

We have all seen that gorgeous lime yellow raintree in Fort Kochi, which has gone viral ever since the lights were turned on on December 25. Although the tree has…

Terns restaurant in Coimbatore: Themed around the world’s longest migratory bird, it celebrates curated global cuisines

By newsportaltoday December 31, 2025

It’s a sunny day, and a cool breeze sweeps over as I enter the newly-opened Terns by Habitat Holding for lunch. The building resembles a runway with two sweeping wings,…

Visual artist Taarika John celebrates Kerala’s classical art forms with an illustrated book

By newsportaltoday December 29, 2025

Taarika John | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Illustrator and visual artist Taarika John explains how she came to create her illustrated book, Sacred Rhythms, Painted Faces, on 10 classical art…