In the age of mobile phones, the tradition of a local announcer lives on in Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar
19 August 2012South Mumbai has a library dedicated to physical well-being. And it’s free
29 July 2012Ittarwallahs are producing imitations of famous perfumes that are cheap and nearly as good
08 July 2012An irritated family in Mumbai goes to court against a laughter club
03 July 2012Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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