Essays
Take Me Home
Saaz Aggarwal
The sadness, confusion and fear one felt as a young child never does go away, realised Saaz Aggarwal as she walked the corridors of the boarding school that was once her ‘home’
The Day of the Pawn
Gobind Sharma runs a dhaba in Gurgaon. But when the clock strikes four, he becomes a master chess player
Writer Unblocked
Writing a Mills & Boon novel rekindled a romance in Aastha Atray Banan’s life—the one with words. For, it finally allowed her to let go of the fear of being judged as a writer
A Lifetime in Ink
A travelling tattoo artist, Isa EsAsi carries memories of the many friendships she made across the world on her own body
Ashok Kumar: The Evergreen Hero
On Ashok Kumar’s birth centenary, we bring you an excerpt from Saadat Hasan Manto’s brutally honest essay on his friend and colleague.
Death of the Reader
Readers who ignore historical silences in fiction by authors like Zadie Smith and Khalid Hosseini are just buying into the feel-good myth of multiculturalism
Ugly Duckling Syndrome
No one is entirely happy with how s/he looks. But Ranbir was fixated, and his need for physical perfection unknowingly made him a social misfit
The Poacher Who Cared
Joynal Abedin was a hunter and poacher. But two accidents changed his life: an unborn buffalo calf’s untimely death and a forest officer’s squashing by a rogue elephant. He has now dedicated his life to wildlife conservation in Assam’s Dibru Saikhowa forest
Vroom with a View
For years, he dreamt of riding out on his motorcycle and finding adventure, like the heroes of his books. But one should treasure every little trip while waiting for that big one to materialise
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