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21/10/2026

In today's EP09 of Unxplord Stories, we bring to you the following from Western India.

A prince who left his own wedding to keep a promise.

The legend of Pabuji Rathore, Rajasthan's folk hero, who rode into the desert to honour his word to Deval Charani,
rescue her stolen cattle and protect the people who depended on them.
Revered among Rajasthan’s pastoral communities,
Pabuji’s story lives on through the centuries-old tradition of Phad painting and temples.

Discover the legends, folklore, and living traditions of India with Unxplord Stories

Here are some of our sources:

> Bharucha, R. (2003). Rajasthan: An oral history — Conversations with Komal Kothari. Penguin Books India.

> Joshi, O. P. (1976). Painted folklore and folklore painters of India: A study with reference to Rajasthan. Concept Publishing Company.

> Kamphorst, J. (2008). In praise of death: History and poetry in medieval Marwar (South Asia). Leiden University Press.

> Sahapedia. (2019). The epic of Pabuji in western Rajasthan. Sahapedia.• Smith, J. D. (1991). The epic of Pābūjī: A study, transcription and translation. Cambridge University Press.

> Wickett, E. (2010). The epic of Pabuji ki par in performance. University of Cambridge.

19/10/2026

Ever wondered why cars roll *uphill* on their own in Ladakh?

Welcome to India’s famous **Magnetic Hill**! Legend says there’s a magnetic force pulling vehicles upward against gravity. But is it really magic, or just a trick of the eye?

Watch till the end as we decode the fascinating science behind this optical illusion—where the layout of the surrounding mountains tricks your brain into seeing a slope where there is actually a downhill road!

📍Location:Leh-Kargil-Srinagar National Highway, Ladakh.

💡Tag a friend who needs to know the truth behind the Magnetic Hill before their next Ladakh road trip!

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17/10/2026

In 2019, genome-wide DNA testing of 38 skeletons at Roopkund Lake revealed human remains separated by nearly 1,000 years.

While the older group (circa 800 CE) had South Asian ancestry, a second group from around 1800 CE belonged to the Eastern Mediterranean.

So what were people from the Mediterranean doing at 5,000 meters in a remote corner of Uttarakhand?

Science completely rewrote the story of Skeleton Lake but two questions still remain:
> Why did they come to Roopkund, and what killed them?

Swipe through for Part 2 of our Roopkund series under Unexplored India.

Here are a few of our sources:

> Harney, É., et al. (2019). Ancient DNA from the skeletons of Roopkund Lake reveals Mediterranean migrants in India. Nature Communications, 10, 3670.

> Pant, A. B. (2018). Roopkund mystery: Pathology reveals head injury behind the casualties. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 6, 1084–1096.

14/10/2026

High in Uttarakhand’s Himalayas, the Skeleton Lake holds a story far stranger than it first appears. DNA analysis of the individuals’ skeletons revealed vastly different ancestries, separated by centuries yet found around the same lake. What brought them here? And what does their DNA reveal? The mystery of Roopkund Lake is only beginning.

Here’s Part 1 of our two-part series on Roopkund Lake’s mystery.

Here are a few of our sources:
> Harney, É., et al. (2019). Ancient DNA from the skeletons of Roopkund Lake reveals Mediterranean migrants in India. Nature Communications, 10, 3670.
> Pant, A. B. (2018). Roopkund mystery: Pathology reveals head injury behind the casualties. Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology, 6, 1084–1096.

12/10/2026

This is the Unxplord Artroom - our visual studio where we dissect India's art & design.

Today we bring to you 'the architectural brilliance behind KathKuni Architecture'. We break down how this mountain engineering masterclass actually works.

Because when an earthquake hits, a rigid concrete building has only two choices: resist or crack. But Kath-Kuni architecture chooses a third: it moves.

Native to Himachal Pradesh, this centuries-old style uses no cement, mortar, or iron nails. Instead, it relies on alternating layers of Deodar Cedar timber and dry stone, held together by wooden dowels (Kadil) and interlocking joints (Maanwi).

The heavy slate roof acts like a paperweight, forcing the flexible structure back into place after the ground shaking stops.

Swipe through for the design breakdown of Kath Kuni.

Here are few of our sources:

> Bhandari, S., & Paul, V. K. (2025). Temple architecture of Himachal Pradesh: A critical review of composite construction, regional styles, and research gaps. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge.

> Rathee, M. (2025, December 5). Planning gaps and modern construction keep vulnerabilities alive. Mongabay India.

> Shah, M., & Thakkar, J. (2013). Prathaa: Kath-khuni architecture of Himachal Pradesh. CEPT University Press.

> Shah, M., & Thakkar, J. (n.d.). The Himalayan vernacular: Kath-Khuni architecture. Sahapedia.

> Sharma, A. (2025). Kath-Kuni: Adapting Western-Himalayan vernacular architecture for a changing climate. In International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (Ed.), Building for climate resilience: Cases of good practices and solutions for safe and resilient settlements in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (pp. 21–24). ICIMOD.

09/10/2026

Is this India’s 2000-year old story!?

In the grasslands of Solapur, Maharashtra, lies India’s largest documented circular stone labyrinth.

But what is the story of this 15-circuit mysterious labyrinth? How ancient is it? Is it really a Mahabharat times Chakravyuh, or is it connected to Romans!?

The stones have a story & in our latest Unxplord India story, we try to understand this mystery.

Swipe through the carousel to investigate the secret of Boramani!

A few of our sources:

Patil, S. B., & Sabale, P. D. (2023). Seven newly discovered stone labyrinths in Western Maharashtra, India. Caerdroia: The Journal of Mazes & Labyrinths, 52, 4–14.

Patil, S. B., & Sabale, P. D. (2026). The discovery of a 15-circuit labyrinth at Khadki, Maharashtra, India. Caerdroia: The Journal of Mazes & Labyrinths, 55, 56–61.

Shaikh, M. A., & Birajdar, F. (2026). The largest stone labyrinth in India: Geological, archaeological and archaeoastronomical investigations of the 15 circuit labyrinth of Khadaki, Deccan Plateau, Maharashtra. International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology, 12(8), 203–216.

Kern, H. (2000). Through the labyrinth: Designs and meanings over 5,000 years. Prestel.

04/10/2026

In 1995, a US patent was granted for turmeric’s wound-healing properties. So what happens when something used in Indian homes for generations was suddenly claimed as a new invention?

Why? Western patent laws required written proof in formats their databases recognized. Because much of India's knowledge lived in daily practice and ancient texts, it was vulnerable to biopiracy.

The CSIR brought together 32 published references from Sanskrit, Urdu, Hindi and English texts, showing that turmeric’s medicinal and healing uses had been documented long before the patent. The patent was eventually revoked in 1997.

The case became an important moment in the story of Indian traditional knowledge, patents and intellectual property,
eventually contributing to the creation of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL).

Swipe through for the full story of Haldi under Unexplored India. For more of these stories keep exploring the Unxplord with us.

Here are a few of our Primary Sources

> Google Patents. (1995). Use of turmeric in wound healing (U.S. Patent No. 5,401,504).

> Jayaraman, K. S. (1997). US patent office withdraws patent on Indian herb. Nature, 389, 6.

> World Trade Organization. (1999). Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights: Minutes of meeting.

> National Institute for Science Communication and Information Resources. (n.d.). Indian patenting activity in traditional knowledge.

> National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources. (2012). Traditional knowledge digital library: A knowledge repository. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 11(4), 607–614.

> Mashelkar, R. A. (n.d.). Each little action matters.
World Intellectual Property Organization. (2011). Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL).

02/10/2026

What if one of Delhi’s most recognisable monuments & protest site was originally built not as a memorial, but as a working instrument for measuring the sky?

Today, Jantar Mantar stands as a single place with two ways of looking up: one to read the stars, and another to demand accountability.

Let’s decode the story of Jantar Mantar through Unexplored India. Swipe through to see how these stone instruments worked.

Here are a few of our sources:

> Perlus, B. (2020). Celestial mirror: The astronomical observatories of Jai Singh II. Yale University Press.

> Sharma, V. N. (1994). Mishra Yantra of the Delhi observatory. Indian Journal of History of Science, 29(3), 477–487.

> Sharma, V. N. (1995). Sawai Jai Singh and his astronomy. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.

> Shylaja, B. S., & Sastry, V. S. S. (2017). Jantar Mantar observatories of Jai Singh. Bangalore Association for Science Education.

> Wade, M. (2014). Observatories of Sawai Jai Singh II. In Encyclopedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in non-Western cultures (pp. 2017–2028).

25/09/2026

Before entering the Sundarbans, there is someone you ask permission from.
She’s Bonbibi.

Her story is centuries old.
She protects those who enter the forest,
but only if they respect what the forest gives them.

This is the story of Bonbibi.
Unxplord Stories EP068

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