As the Amul moppet in her polka-dotted frock turns 50, the story of her journey as an advertising icon

Amid pauses longer than his answers, the superstar with a conscience responds to criticisms of his new TV show and talks about measuring success by the number of hearts he touches

The peculiar real estate crisis that Indian minorities face in burying their dead

An ‘evil’ mall is coming up on this iconic street in Kolkata that is considered the world’s largest second-hand book market

Meet India’s sperm donors

This photographer started taking black-and-white portraits of commuters on local Mumbai trains 18 months ago. An exhibition and a book later, he still can’t stop

Built in 1907, this graveyard contains ashes of Japanese traders and sex workers

Tandoori versus asado. To visiting Argentinean polo players, taken out for lunch by Open, it’s a no-contest

On 22 March, Jamphel Yeshi, a 27-year-old Tibetan, burnt himself to death in protest against Chinese oppression in Tibet. He had decided on it 10 days ago. What happened in between?