Rajat Ghai

Associate Editor at Down To Earth (Web). His main interests include history, wildlife, culture, cuisine, theology and indigenous peoples

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Tower of Silence in Yazd, Iran. The building is no longer in use.

Excarnation in Zoroastrianism: What was the theological basis for ancient Iranians’ ‘sky burial’ of their dead?

10 Nov 2025

4 min read

COP30: Belem is where Roger Casement was British Consul and departed on his famous Putumayo probe

COP30: Belem is where Roger Casement was British Consul and departed on his famous Putumayo probe

09 Nov 2025

5 min read

A community meal in progress at a Sikh langar.

The institution of Langar predates Sikhism. But only in Sikhism does it become a religious tenet: Yogesh Snehi

04 Nov 2025

6 min read

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