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See You, Voyager

Moinak Mitra

Ferdinand Magellan, who brought Christianity to the Philippines, was speared to death by the locals five centuries ago. Open retraces his legacy in a modern archipelago

Gods Are Waiting

Priyanka Dalal

A stretch on NH-44 from Bengaluru to Lepakshi is a gateway to a spiritual awakening. Priyanka Dalal discovers the unexpected joys of voluntouring

In Search of Mahanagar

Shreevatsa Nevatia

Exploring Kolkata with Satyajit Ray’s films as guide

From a Synagogue In Abu Dhabi

Ullekh NP

In the newly opened Abrahamic Family House, an interfaith facility in the UAE capital, Open discovers the role of love in geopolitics

Reliving the Myth of the Enlightened Madman

Madhavankutty Pillai

Like Sisyphus, Naranathu Bhranthan kept rolling a stone up a hill in order to see it coming down and Rayiranellur is believed to be that place in Kerala. Open goes to the source of the legend and finds many layers to it

Cross Currents

Lhendup G Bhutia

Old Goa is said to have been deliberately dismantled by its inhabitants until nothing remained except its churches and convents. Lhendup G Bhutia strolls through the remains of Portuguese India