Category: Culture - CDFA Research Foundation

Majuli’s Timeless Mask Tradition: The Living Soul of Assam’s Cultural Heritage

November 20, 2025 by Apparna Tiwari

Indian culture is an enduring mosaic of harmony in diversity, where age-old customs and contemporary energy merge into a vibrant legacy. The five-hundred-year mask-making tradition of Assam is a unique specimen of the region’s culture and heritage. The earliest evidence of mask-making in India, as a documented cultural tradition, originates in Assam in the 15th century with Srimanta Sankardeva’s Bhaona performance.

Sudan’s ongoing massacre- State collapse and humanitarian crises

November 12, 2025 by Arnab Barua

Internally displaced women wait at the food distribution center in Bentiu, South Sudan [File: AFP]

Humanitarian catastrophe demands urgent attention, as the international community’s muted response underscores a broader failure to address Sudan’s collapse.

Food Wastage in India : Analysis

November 12, 2025 by Soumyadeep Dutta

‘In India, an estimated 78 million tonnes of food are discarded each year, even as over 20 crore Indians go to bed hungry’ | Photo Credit: AP

Food waste represents a moral, environmental, and economic challenge that affects every section of society — farmers, retailers, hoteliers, and families alike. Reducing food waste requires coordination among the government, private sector, civil society, and individuals.

The Guardians of Faith: Early Scholars of Darul Uloom Deoband and the Making of Modern Muslim Consciousness in South Asia and Beyond.

October 17, 2025October 12, 2025 by Mohammad Salman

Commentary: Abstract: This essay examines the pivotal role of early Deobandi scholars in forging modern Muslim identity in colonial South … Full Document

Contested Histories: Sayyid Salar Masud Ghazi, and the Politics of Memory in Northern India.

October 1, 2025September 30, 2025 by Mohammad Salman

Opinion Article: The history of South Asia is filled with figures whose memory has oscillated between reverence and rejection, depending … Full Document