The Indian Quarterly – A Literary & Cultural Magazine

Nights in the Trans-Himalaya

By Pushpinder S Jamwal 0

A scientist confronts loneliness and a sense of infinity on high mountains. Pushpinder S Jamwal on sharing time with the stars

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Why Visit London?

by Philippe Calia 0

First there was the ajeeb ghar, then came the Western-style museum. Philippe Calia documents the fascinating hybrid that is the museum in India

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Clay and Bone

By Shonali Madapa 0

In Bhutan, the ancestors never leave. They live on in the hundreds of tsa tsas, humble and splendid, that dot the country, finds Shonali Madapa

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Early Morning on the Virar Fast

By Sirus J Libeiro 0

The ‘passwallahs’ of Mumbai’s far suburbs are now virtually the stuff of legend. Sirus J Libeiro shares a train ride with a friendly, busy lot

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Sleeping in the Forest

By Dileep Prakash 0

Fascinated by the forest by day, fearful of its unknowability by night and nostalgic about his childhood encounters, Dileep Prakash documented the “dak bungalows” of the Raj

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Brave and Beautiful

By Dominic Sansoni 0

The traditional homes of coastal Tamil Nadu are striking for their proportions and use of colour. Documenting these is a labour of love for Dominic Sansoni

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A Peal of Spring Thunder

By Ishan Tankha 0

Moved by the struggles of ordinary people resisting big business and pliant politicians, Ishan Tankha photographed villagers and insurgents in the forests of Chhattisgarh

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Funny Business

By Ritesh Uttamchandani 0

Searching the streets for a “filler” image is a news photographer’s stock-in-trade. Some, like Ritesh Uttamchandani, enjoy playing at this theatre of the observed

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