True Life
The One and Only
Chinki Sinha
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
‘Let’s Share the Cock’
Prospective grooms say the darndest things. Nandini Krishnan gathers stories of hilarious adventures of women in the bizarre world of marriage arrangement
Rejecting Home
Troubled by the spectres haunting Europe, Claudia Richter is on self-imposed exile in India
How to Spend Your Money
The owner of one of the world’s most expensive nightclubs, where a table spend can be close to $100,000, on why creating great parties is an art in itself
The Bar Dancer Who Became a Writer
Shagufta Rafique became a sex worker at the age of 17, joined bar-dancing some years later, and now finds success as a film scriptwriter
Living with Cancer
The former head of the counter-terrorism wing of RAW succumbed to cancer on 16 June. His tweets over the past five months, as he watched his body being laid waste by the effects of his illness and radiation therapy, document his fears, hopes and determination to emerge the victor
Yet Another Everest First
The first twins to climb Mount Everest, Tashi and Nungshi Malik, on negotiating the death zone in pitch darkness and why their achievement is worthy of attention
She Also Made History
Chithralekha, a Dalit woman autorickshaw driver in Kerala, has become an unwitting symbol of resistance against caste hegemony in her state
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