Rajasthan
For the Love of Polo
Charu Bahri
In Rajasthan, the game of kings is an aspirational recreation—for queens, rich tourists and poor mahouts alike. But riding a horse is not a skill that can be hired for a day, and therefore there’s also chauffeured polo, atop elephants and camels.
Tilonia’s Solar Sisters
In a village in Rajasthan, illiterate African women are being taught to become solar engineers
Chewing on It in Pushkar
Away from the more famous ongoing cattle fest, Pushkar’s first literature festival left ample mental fodder to chew on.
In Search of the Snake Demon
In the heart of Thar Desert, a mysterious snake is believed to be sucking the life out of its victims in their sleep without ever having to bite. Horror stories about the peeuna (one that drinks) have travelled across the sands for centuries. We chase the myth to find the snake behind the scare
More Sockets than Bulbs
The women of this rural constituency with one of the country’s worst sex ratios will vote, but only the way they’re told
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