Culture
Cultural traditions, festivals and modern trends explained, with guides to the people and ideas that shape daily life.
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There is completely zero doubt that a good party deserves great music. When preparing for a party, curating the best…
Knowing about your favorite celebrities and their dating lives is a passion for many. Of all the things that one…
Want to watch (or, why not, re-watch) this 2007 classic coming-of-age film? Surely you can do that on Netflix, right?…
OTT platforms or online video streaming platforms have become overtly popular over the last few years in India. As we…
Looking for the best Bollywood motivational movies that will inspire you to chase your dreams, overcome failures, and stay strong…
No matter whether you want to sweat it out at the gym or you’re feeling low and you want to…
Note (September 2026): This guide has been corrected. Earlier versions said Bhishma vowed to rule Hastinapur (he renounced the throne),…
Mahabharat is a historical television series aired in India based on the Hindu epic with the same name. This television…
Ramayan is one of the most popular mythological television series which was aired on DD National in the year 1987-1988.…
If you thought Netflix only streams international shows and movies, you’re wrong! This online streaming platform also has a wide…
There’s no doubt when we say that the nationwide lockdown has confined us to our homes but at the same…
Despite 2020 being a really unfortunate year in terms of the COVID19 outbreak that has taken the lives of many…
About Culture
The backbone of this section is an archive most sites never bother to finish: complete winners lists for long-running television shows, season by season, kept current as new series end.
That covers both sides of the Indian and British schedule – Kaun Banega Crorepati, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs, Dance Plus, Nach Baliye and Khatron Ke Khiladi, alongside Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor. The value is in the completeness: every season in one table, rather than a news story about the most recent one.
The other half is screen reference. Full cast and character lists for major serials, including both adaptations of the Mahabharat, plus film round-ups and the kind of list article people arrive at from a half-remembered detail.
It is a lookup section rather than a criticism section. There is very little reviewing here and no attempt at cultural commentary – the aim is that you find the fact you came for, correctly, and leave.
For biographies of the people who appear on these shows, see People.