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The long story of the pariah dog on the subcontinent, from archaeological evidence and folklore to its place in modern Indian towns and cities.
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Kukur Tihar is the day of Tihar when dogs get a red tika, a marigold garland and a feast. Why Nepalis worship dogs, the Yama and Bhairava myths, Sikkim and Darjeeling, and what it means for street dogs.
The Mahabharata opens with a pup beaten at a sacrifice and closes with Yudhishthira refusing heaven without a dog. What the epic's dog bookends say about dharma, ritual purity, and India's street dogs.
The Indian pariah dog isn't a stray without a past. Rock art, Harappan ruins and colonial records tell a much older story.
