Japanese artist Mari Ito brings her first India solo show to Bikaner House in Delhi. Origin of Desire opens April 24 with surreal Nihonga-inspired sculptures and paintings that look like nothing India's art scene has seen before.

India just deployed 22 global influencers from 11 countries to Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi Temple. The government-backed campaign is the boldest move yet to put Buddhist tourism on the world map.

India's 3D chip factory Odisha is no longer a plan on paper. The Rs 1,943 crore HIPSPL facility at Info Valley is targeting commercial chip production by 2028. Here's why the government just bet big on Bhubaneswar over India's usual tech hubs.

The Scorpions India tour hits Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai this month. Three cities, five decades of hard rock, and classic rock fans in India are finally losing it.

India is targeting 39 lakh rooftop solar installations with 11,700 MW capacity in FY27. Monthly installations jumped from 15,000 to over 2 lakh, and this could genuinely change your electricity bill.

Tyeb Mehta's 100th birth anniversary retrospective at Kiran Nadar Museum in Delhi features over 120 works. India's greatest modernist finally gets the show he always deserved.

Indian Gen Z is pairing kurtas with Jordans, dupattas with cargo pants, and hand block prints with hoodies. Desi streetwear rewrote the fashion rules and nobody asked permission.

37 articles across 12 pillars this week. From Lok Sabha's 850 seat expansion to Calvin Harris in Mumbai, here is your full DesiDodo weekly roundup.

Calvin Harris just landed in India for a three-city tour, but he is playing a waterfront venue, not a stadium. Here is what that says about how promoters are pricing this bet.

Three Indian cities are secretly deciding what the entire country listens to. Spotify streaming data reveals Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore run completely different music cultures.

Bharat Taxi is a cooperative ride-hailing platform with zero commission for drivers. It already has 2.31 lakh drivers and 21.34 lakh users. The government just changed the game.

India's biggest companies are planning to create 10 million jobs by 2026, EY, Tata Motors and Godrej included, and most of Gen Z still has no idea this hiring wave is already underway.

India's Parliament just voted on the biggest political shakeup in decades. Lok Sabha expands from 543 to 850 seats with one-third reserved for women. The south is not happy.

H-1B visa restrictions in the US are pushing Google, Amazon, and Microsoft to move thousands of tech roles to India. Bengaluru is the biggest winner and Gen Z is cashing in.

Paytm just crossed 50% domestic ownership for the first time ever. Three consecutive profitable quarters, mutual funds piling in, and a comeback story that desi tech needed badly.

India's Gen Z is breaking up with fast fashion. Hemp kurtas, upcycled saris, and organic cotton are replacing Zara hauls, and the numbers are finally proving it.

India just proposed expanding Lok Sabha from 543 to 815 seats. The Delimitation Bill also brings 33 percent women's reservation. Southern states say this is a power grab.

International streams of Indian artists grew 2000 percent since 2019. Spotify, Amazon, and Shazam all picked Indian artists to watch in 2026. India's music industry just hit a point of no return.

Kokum, Kashmiri chilli, and Naga ferments are turning up on menus in London and New York. Indian regional food isn't having a moment, yaar, it's finally getting its due.

12 tonnes of KitKat vanished in Europe, and the kitkat heist meme turned into India's biggest brand flex of 2026, from Kerala Tourism to UP Police.