Helmets of Bombay
They are sometimes shrines to fallen soldiers of the city, at other times armour for those still battling. By Chirodeep Chaudhuri
The Modernity Project
In the centennial year of the Bauhaus, Rukminee Guha Thakurta recounts the global conversations it sparked and assesses its considerable influence in India
When We Lie Down, Grasses Grow from Us
Looking for comfort, searching for security. And failing. By Karolina Gembara
Almost Heaven
An old-fashioned ‘pen-friendship’ takes Anuradha Roy deep into West Virginia, where she learns—and unlearns—much about pottery, simplicity, humility and beauty
Sebastian and Sons
Singer and writer TM Krishna goes on a quest for the mrdangam and its exacting makers
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Battlegrounds
October 1, 2019, 1 Comment on BattlegroundsAnjali Doshi reflects on the unattractive display of hyper-nationalism by Indian cricket...
• The Female Athlete
October 1, 2019, 1 Comment on The Female Athlete• A Fan’s Notes
October 1, 2019, No Comments on A Fan’s Notes• Manufacturing Memory
July 31, 2019, 1 Comment on Manufacturing MemoryArt & Culture »
The Remembered City
July 12, 2019, No Comments on The Remembered CityToo often Pondicherry is patronised as charming, its French colonial heritage fetishised....
• A Familial Kashmir
July 12, 2019, 1 Comment on A Familial Kashmir• The Chronicles of ‘Me’
November 29, 2018, 2 Comments on The Chronicles of ‘Me’• Postcard from Istanbul
September 10, 2018, No Comments on Postcard from IstanbulFeatures »
Nawabi Cricket
October 1, 2019, 3 Comments on Nawabi CricketHyderabad was once synonymous with graceful, princely strokemakers, in keeping with the...
• O Jogo Bonito
October 1, 2019, 1 Comment on O Jogo Bonito• Mother Tongue
July 12, 2019, 1 Comment on Mother Tongue• A Body Remembers
July 12, 2019, No Comments on A Body RemembersSociety »
The Golden Age
April 1, 2019, 3 Comments on The Golden AgeOnce, Urdu film magazines were plentiful, each with loyal readerships. But Shama...
• Fine Line
May 9, 2018, No Comments on Fine Line• The Moving Image
February 3, 2018, No Comments on The Moving Image• Hearth of Darkness
September 16, 2017, No Comments on Hearth of DarknessFiction & Poetry »
Protector
August 13, 2019, No Comments on ProtectorA short story from Heat, the English translation of Poomani's classic novel...
• Kuttiyamma and the Boy Who Smelled of Fish
July 12, 2019, 2 Comments on Kuttiyamma and the Boy Who Smelled of Fish• Letter
July 12, 2019, No Comments on Letter• Bhoota
April 2, 2019, 1 Comment on BhootaPhoto Essays »
Nights in the Trans-Himalaya
December 31, 2019, No Comments on Nights in the Trans-HimalayaA scientist confronts loneliness and a sense of infinity on high mountains....