Living

The Hangman of Jalgaon

Haima Deshpande

If Ajmal Kasab has changed his mind about being a martyr and hopes to live, tough luck. Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam has secured the highest number of death sentences in the country, 37.

Buckwheat Noodles with Nori Seaweed

Ninad D. Sheth

If you think vegetarian food is about paneer and dal, you’re from another age. It’s now haute cuisine, costs a bomb, and comes from the most unlikely of food cultures. Welcome to the new pinnacle of luxury.

The Joy of Giving

Avantika Bhuyan

It is not just the rich and famous who dedicate their lives to charity. Ordinary people are doing their bit as well, and making our world a better place.

In Search of the Smell of Rain

Madhavankutty Pillai

A group of art students learnt synthetic biology to make bacteria produce the smell of rain in a lab. They almost succeeded.

Little India

Mita Kapur

If proof were ever needed that being an exclusivist society goes against the grain of the city, take the culinary route to discover Bombay.

Ultimately It’s Black

Kabeer Sharma

Faced with too many common folk clogging everything up, the social networking site Facebook went exclusive with a snazzy new version—only by invitation.