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Dog Day Afternoons
By Avtar Singh 0Until his son came along, writes Avtar Singh, the joys of summer were a concept celebrated in children’s books. Surely heat was oppression and not liberation
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By Shiv Ahuja 0Shiv Ahuja documents the energies of a rock music festival in Arunachal Pradesh
View ArticleThe Hungry Poets
By Maitreyee B Chowdhury 0In Calcutta of the 60s, a city roiled by poverty, immigration, violence and the energy of youthful anger, a new generation of writers staked their claim, says Maitreyee B Chowdhury
View ArticleTwo Champions
By Wendy Doniger 0Wendy Doniger on Lester Doniger and Ravi Singh, both publishers who have made it possible for an embattled writer to write
View ArticleThe End of Privacy
By G Vishnu 0Aadhaar was about helping poor people receive their benefits. Now it appears to be about the collation and centralisation of our personal information. Is resistance possible, asks G Vishnu
View ArticleWhat Are You Hiding?
By Jerry Pinto 1We are forever terrified that someone will uncover our secrets, rip off the armour shielding our lives. Maybe it’s time, argues Jerry Pinto, to expose our darkest corners to the light
View ArticleThe Love Pig
By Meren Imchen 0Meren Imchen draws his field notes from Nagaland about a pig and its pimp
View ArticleThe Steel Almirah
By Sandip Roy 1Coming out of the closet in India can mean a family hiding together, says Sandip Roy. Love itself is our greatest secret
View ArticleHow Green Is My Forest
By Suprabha Seshan 29Suprabha Seshan moved to the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary in Kerala over two decades ago. An environmental educator and rainforest protector, she offers a sensory account of life in the rainforest
View ArticleForests of the Night
By Sampurna Chattarji 0Urban children often first encounter the forest through books. Sampurna Chattarji considers why some of those forests become diminished, childish, in our adult years but some stay enchanted or grow even more terrifying
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