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Essays

Carbon

Sifting through the ashes of a charred history

On Strike in Outer Space

The story of a flight to a now-defunct NASA space station demonstrates that even beyond the reach of gravity, Mission Control will still try to keep you down

Kurosawa In Kolar

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

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