Perhaps there is no greater entertainment that an Indian family fighting for the remote control. From the first cable connection to OTT streaming, Shubham Pal recalls his childhood and family life in front of the television set.

A short film from Mussoorie Writers, featuring Arvind Mehrotra reading from his 2011 translation of Songs of Kabir.

There are places in India where culture and time stand still, where every door leads to somewhere new. - A photo gallery from Puducherry by Araan Suares for Student’s Corner.

Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad (2020) raises questions on our conditioning and deeply-ingrained patriarchy, reminding us that abuse in a relationship comes in all forms—physical, emotional, blind to class or caste. Review by Nidhi Choksi Dhakan.

Overrated, wonderful little cups of chai. Shadows of sunlit coaches in the day-time. The human restlessness at the platform. Colourful bookstalls and neon nights. The country transforming outside the barred windows. Here’s a photo gallery of life seen through the Indian Railways by Karan Madhok

Just as the British piggy-backed on Mughal greatness for their legitimacy, Modi is now trying to fashion imperial greatness of his own, seeking to leave his mark all over the New Delhi. Maitri Dore writes about the undemocratic and neo-colonial inspirations behind the Central Vista’s proposed redesign.

In the iconic town of Barsana, a legendary celebration of Holi continues to bring vibrant colours into the 21st century. Idris Ahmed shares some of his best photos of the ‘Barsana Bhog’ in recent years.

Sudha Murty’s book is rich and empowered offering of many women, many goddesses, many warriors, and many queens, all coming together to tell you one thing: that they’re makers of their own destinies - writes Urmi Bhattacheryya

A short film from Mussoorie Writers, featuring Ganesh Saili reading from his 2012 book Gupp and Gossip from the Hills.

‘If fear had a smell, it’s the air in the riot-torn areas in Northeast Delhi’ - Photos from the remnants of violence, by Sanjay Basak

‘That night I knew that there was magic left in this world’ – On a trek to Kedar Tal, Zachary Conrad faced danger, awe, and unmatched beauty.

At the recent Literary Festival in Jaipur, Karan Madhok spoke to a number of critically and commercially successful Indian writers about the future of fiction, on how the new wave will shape the novels of the next decade.