Orphaned Fruit
Poetry by Anna Lynn: ‘The young one eats only the fried fish. Her own stomach does not prefer fins swimming against the currents of life.’
Travelling Without Footprints
From the Himalaya to the coastlines, unchecked tourism is destroying India’s ecological balance. We can’t afford to return to our pre-pandemic state of a tourist-induced environmental catastrophe. By Vipin Labroo
Full Circle: Amardeep Behl on the Narrative Experiences in Space
‘We are a living culture, progressing in time and space.’ In the first column of his Full Circle series, Varud Gupta interviews Amardeep Behl on how to tell the narrative of a nation through design and museum space.
S. Hareesh, Tejas, and The Family Man - What’s The Chakkar?
What’s The Chakkar? Episode 10: We’re reading books by S. Hareesh and TJ Klune; listening to music by Tejas; watching The Family Man. Featuring Shaista Vaishnav, Ady Manral, and Prateek Santram. Hosted by Karan Madhok.
Moustache, or The Man Who Never Ends
In Moustache, S. Hareesh creates a modern Indian fable, a magical, evolving story that spreads its bushy tentacles far beyond the pages of the novel. By Karan Madhok
Digital Strokes
Art, catharsis, and colourful calamities—Tamizh Ponni shares a collection of original digital paintings created over the lockdown.
Of Inquilab and Saaz: The Music of Deepak Peace
Often called ‘The Indian Bob Dylan’, singer-songwriter Deepak Peace from Pune challenges and confronts listeners with contemporary political issues, turning music into a call for revolution. By Hunardeep Kaur
Songs in the Key of the Forest: The Music of Coorg’s Kudiya Tribe
The music of the Kudiyas from Coorg (Karnataka) is a melodious celebration of the gift of the forests. Sravasti Datta explains how an artists’ collective is helping to promote the indigenous music and stories of tribes across the state.
Golchakkar: Indian Literature from a Queer Lens
Golchakkar Series - The August panel of our virtual literary talk featured Ruth Vanita and Aditya Tiwari.: Indian Literature from a Queer Lens.
The Girl who was a Graveyard
Flash Fiction by Zalma A.: ‘She knew there was another possibility. Surrender. Or submit. Yes, submit. It’s a more positive word. Optimism. In tragedy.’
Handwritten Hopes
Under the isolation and layers of stress brought upon by the pandemic, many are turning to the old comfort of personal letters—handwritten and otherwise—to find hope, solace, and connection. By Akhila Damodadran