Some things were never written down.

Forgotten India is a living archive of the recipes, songs, stories, remedies, rituals and little pieces of wisdom that survived because someone remembered them.

What are we forgetting?

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From one generation to another

Your grandmother probably never wrote down how much salt went into the rasam. She just knew. Your grandfather probably never recorded the song he sang while working. He just remembered it.

A neighbour may know a remedy that has existed in your village for generations. Nobody put it on the internet. Until now.