From Sri Lanka to Egypt to Thailand and to our own Kerala and Lakshwadeep

Life-long hikers give us their top nine treks, through mountains and vales

We travelled to the UP village of Katra Sadatganj where two girls were allegedly raped and then hanged. The story that emerges from whispers of the villagers and conflicting versions of the police only multiplies the horror

Charu Singh’s debut is about good versus evil, but with a Buddhist backdrop

A new novel offers redemption for the gothic novel, taking us back to a time before vampires were kind, romantic and vegetarian

Introducing gender sensitivity in classrooms

A day in the life of a Manipuri girl in Delhi

The NH7 music festival arrived in concert-starved Delhi just last year, but it already feels stale, feeding the city’s appetite for appearances more than its love of music

If it’s the perfect season for an off-land adventure, this array of on-land options is no less dizzying. Take your pick

India has an estimated 24 million of them. We meet a few