Essays
City of Perpetual Wait
Chinki Sinha
The generation that grew up in Patna’s years of anarchy understood the wisdom of waiting and it has remained with them
How to Spend Your Money
The owner of one of the world’s most expensive nightclubs, where a table spend can be close to $100,000, on why creating great parties is an art in itself
The Bar Dancer Who Became a Writer
Shagufta Rafique became a sex worker at the age of 17, joined bar-dancing some years later, and now finds success as a film scriptwriter
Wilful Ignorance
Urdu originated as a mix of several languages spoken during the Sultanate era in Delhi. Those who reject the language now are rejecting their own legacy
Coming Out in Celluloid
An account of how a dark Delhi short story written with great personal investment was reincarnated and brought to life in cinema
Living with Cancer
The former head of the counter-terrorism wing of RAW succumbed to cancer on 16 June. His tweets over the past five months, as he watched his body being laid waste by the effects of his illness and radiation therapy, document his fears, hopes and determination to emerge the victor
Yet Another Everest First
The first twins to climb Mount Everest, Tashi and Nungshi Malik, on negotiating the death zone in pitch darkness and why their achievement is worthy of attention
She Also Made History
Chithralekha, a Dalit woman autorickshaw driver in Kerala, has become an unwitting symbol of resistance against caste hegemony in her state
Peta’s Sexiest Man Alive
The story of how an arthritic village boy who was laughed at became a celebrity wrestler with a cause
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