This is a collection of poetry fermented and aged with love. A love that’s long past the sappy, blinkered vision…
Rock fusion
In the winding lanes of Panchgani, animals and birds take on a different sheen. The peacock by the tiny lotus…
Bookmark: On Beauty & The Goat Thief
The Goat thief by Perumal Murugan: This collection of short stories from the Tamilian writer takes you into the villages,…
Breadcrumbs
The world begins at a kitchen table. No matter what, we must eat to live… …It is a place to…
The Adivasi will not dance
For all its diversity, India bundles up many issues under the hood. In Gujarat, an officer’s family has to contend…
Bombay, meri jaan
It’s the city of opportunities; the financial capital; the land of migrants. The phrases fall woefully short of describing the…
Nine Lives and a Summer Requiem
Nine Lives by William Dalrymple In a land where gods and goddesses abound as do their stories, Dalrymple’s search for…
Urban Oasis
A walk on Imamwada Road doesn’t prepare you for this slice of Persia. Ambling past nondescript humble eateries and shops…
Victorian Ball
The red locomotive is the first thing that catches your eye. The nondescript, partially open gate a few feet ahead…
Books and Berries
The sprawling villas on both sides don’t point to a village. I’m about to double-back when the signboard declares that I’m…
Red velvet
After six days of trekking in the Kanchenjunga National Park, we returned to Yuksam with leaden feet and plenty of…
Shades of love
Modern love may be a swipe away, but it’s still messy. Ask Mumbai-based illustrator Indu Harikumar. When she started 100 Indian Tinder Tales…
