Essays
A Snatched Home
Mihir Srivastava
The diary of an Afghan who fled his country after being accused of spying against the Italian forces posted there
Home is Where…
...there’s work. Santoshi, a construction worker, keeps home amid half-built houses, a new one every year
The Falconer’s Knot
Even as Unesco accords falconry ‘global heritage’ status, India’s only licensed falconer, Shahid Khan, speaks of the dying sport
From the Autopsy Table
Dr Shirley Vasu, one of Kerala’s top forensic surgeons, on living in the company of corpses for over 30 years
In the Enemy’s Mind
During the Cold War, Edwin C May ran a secret psychic spying programme, known as Star Gate, for the US government. He recounts the project’s successes, as he sees them
Living with Lalli
One afternoon on a bus in Mumbai, writer Kalpana Swaminathan discovered her detective, Lalli—a collector of curiosities that hint of murder
Merchants of Policy
There is nothing ‘non-profit’ about most Indian think-tanks, contends Shanu Athiparambath, given the mindboggling ease with which funds are usually siphoned off
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