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A shift toward traditional millet cultivation is helping Indian farmers combat climate uncertainty while preserving vital agricultural knowledge for future generations.

The Seperu folk dance, a vital cultural expression of the Veekuhane people, is undergoing a major revitalization project supported by UNESCO to ensure its survival for future generations.

China continues to formalize its approach to intangible cultural heritage through the 2011 national law and active international collaboration. This framework supports thousands of inheritors who sustain the country's diverse living traditions.

Young designers are reimagining traditional Chinese crafts through modern color palettes and sustainable materials, proving that heritage is a living, breathing practice.

The Kallawaya people maintain a sophisticated system of traditional medicine through oral history and botanical expertise, supported by modern UNESCO-backed safeguarding efforts.

To ensure the continuity of the Ifa Divination system, practitioners are establishing dedicated schools to pass down centuries of Yoruba philosophy and botanical knowledge.

Nigeria has officially shifted toward a digital-first strategy for cultural preservation with the launch of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) Digital Museum.

Discover the intricate metalworking techniques of the Thatheras of Jandiala Guru, a community dedicated to sustaining their ancestral craft against the backdrop of modern industrialization.

Mudiyettu is a traditional ritual theatre and dance drama practiced in Kerala, depicting the mythological struggle between Bhadrakali and the demon Darika. It serves as a vital example of how intangible heritage is actively maintained through rigorous training and community participation.

Globalisation has made it easier than ever for people, goods and ideas to cross borders. That raises a second question: how does a society remain recognisable to itself while participating fully in the wider world?

China officially recognises 56 ethnic groups, yet its political model places a common Chinese national identity above narrower regional or ethnic identities.

Few countries combine advanced industry and global brands with such a visible continuity of historic ritual, craft, language and aesthetic practice.

Saudi policy provides a case study in how a state can seek international investment while strengthening a national language and cultural narrative.

The revival of Hebrew did more than preserve heritage: it created a common communication system for immigrants from many linguistic environments.

India forces any discussion of national identity to confront scale and plurality — a billion people, hundreds of languages and enormous variation.

Ghana offers a different logic: cultural assets can support jobs, tourism, design and international visibility.

Rwanda shows that national identity can be reconstructed deliberately after profound social rupture.

Tanzania provides one of the strongest examples of language functioning as national infrastructure.

Morocco's national identity is officially described as a unity composed of several historical layers.

Brazil warns against careless demographic classification: census categories cannot be translated into a universal racial model without losing information.

Guaraní demonstrates that linguistic continuity can become part of national cohesion rather than an obstacle to it.

Fertility is below replacement across the continent, populations are ageing, and in many countries deaths already exceed births.

Different nations can share a civilisation. Preserving both levels may be one of Europe's central tasks.

Openness and demanding integration rules do not have to be opposites.

A number can represent very different things: a census count, an estimate, a projection, or a model.

A global magazine becomes stronger when its network is more than a list of bylines.