Essays
Kurosawa In Kolar
Deepa Bhasthi
On a remote hill several miles outside Bangalore, a social and cultural experiment is underway
Who’s Laughing Now?
Personal liberty is an undervalued commodity; we often do not appreciate it until we find someone has taken it away
Laxatives for Dessert
Eating disorders like anorexia have become a real problem in India, among not just teenagers, but also girls as young as 12
A Life Aromatic
Coffee taster Sunalini Menon is the brain behind Coffeelab. She also loves Ethiopian beans
Saying No to St Stephen’s
Why rejecting one of the country’s premier educational institutes has had a long-lasting effect on me
No More Goddesses, Please. Bring in the Sluts
The ‘Abused Goddesses’ ad campaign on domestic violence is appalling and terrifying. By deifying women, it strips them of individuality, sexuality and power
The One and Only
Will Patna’s first nightclub be able to survive? So wonders Chinki Sinha on a visit to Disc Man
A Terrorist’s Body
Gunjeet Sra recounts her memories of heading out with her grandfather as a child to join the village in a celebration at the spot where a Khalistani separatist had been gunned down
‘Let’s Share the Cock’
Prospective grooms say the darndest things. Nandini Krishnan gathers stories of hilarious adventures of women in the bizarre world of marriage arrangement
Rejecting Home
Troubled by the spectres haunting Europe, Claudia Richter is on self-imposed exile in India
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