The Worshiped Child: Nepal’s Living Goddesses

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Text by Khushi Makasare In Nepal, young girls are revered as supreme deities - but not for long. The sun rises over the Kathmandu Valley as...

Nagaland – Discovering India’s Forgotten Frontier

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Text and images by Subhasish Chakraborty   A team of Anthropologists from a Paris based NGO was scheduled to visit the Northeastern state of Nagaland. They...

8 Top Spots to explore and activities to try in Phuket, Thailand

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1. Big Buddha There is a myriad of exciting ways to see this treasured landmark. Many tours offer this experience and it is most divine...

6 Ways to Immerse Yourself in a Tribe’s Culture

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Text by Shreya Acharya Image from Shutterstock There are numerous tribes around the world that boast a stunning diversity of cultures, practices and beliefs. As such,...

A Brief History of Medical Marijuana

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Text by Khushi Makasare Marijuana has a long history of human use. While the plant is criminalised under several Asian systems, marijuana actually originated in...

Thailand: The Kayan in Limbo

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Text and Images by Guillaume Petermann The Kayan village of Thailand is a minority group of Myanmar (Burma), donning brass spirals around their necks for...

5 Fun Facts About Herbs in Asia That You Probably Didn’t Know

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Asia is often affectionately associated with the use of herbs in the cuisines and daily lives. Different parts of Asia use herbs in different...

The Gold Trap: How COVID-19 is pushing Filipino children into hazardous work

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By Marielle Lucenio The Philippines had been making slow progress in its long fight against child labour, but the pandemic reversed the gains that had...