True Life
Rugby on a Wheelchair
Riya Gupta
Six years ago, school swimming champ Riya Gupta dived into the shallow end of the pool by mistake, fractured her neck and was paralysed neck down. She had no control over her bowels, her fingers were limp, she lost touch with her friends. During sessions of physiotherapy and relearning how to write, she was introduced to Quad Rugby played on wheelchairs. A dozen even got together to form the Indian team, on which she is the only woman. And she made new friends
Fathers, Brothers and Other Demons
Priya was raped by her father and brother for nine years—and her mother knew all along—till she saw on television the protests against the 16 December gang-rape
The Cop Who Was Also a Crusader
N Dilip Kumar has always fought against corruption. Now retired, he writes about it
How I Became a Fort Conservationist
An accountant by profession, Shridatta Raut has devoted his life to finding unknown forts in Maharashtra and conserving them. He even got married in one
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
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
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