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Essays

The Art of Living

Samiir Halady’s kidneys stopped functioning 11 years ago, but that has not kept him from his first love, trekking

Hot Wheels, A La Carte

Akshai Varde on his life and career trajectory—from being a flight attendant to designing the motorcycle that Akshay Kumar uses in 'Oh My God'

A Passion for Football

Santhosh Kumar lives two lives and does not even wear a mask. As an auto-rickshaw driver in one and a no-nonsense, FIFA-accredited referee in the other

Behind the Boom

The economic transitions of India that bewilders

Sans Advantage

How Abhishek Mukherjee, an international tennis umpire whose life was repeatedly set back by cancer, kept returning to the top of his game

Ruin of the Congress

As two recent books tell us, India’s most charismatic leader, Indira Gandhi, has left a debilitating effect on the party. Rahul’s efforts to shelve personality-driven politics only bewilders it

Match Not Found

Confessions of a serial matrimony seeker

A Snatched Home

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

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