The Decline That Wasn’t

Popular historian Sanjeev Sanyal pushed the account of India’s intellectual decline post the Islamic conquests. In his research essay, Joshua Fernandes challenges Sanyal’s stance by presenting a connected history through a survey of Sino-Tibetan literature.

‘An immersive art installation in the silvery sky’: Three poems by Santasree Chaudhuri

Three poems by Santasree Chaudhuri: ‘a love story- a harmony / of, / shadow of light / playing /hide and seek’

Pardesi Pahadi: Five books on the Himalaya and other Mountains

From Bandarpunch and Nanda Devi to the Annapurna and more, Zachary Conrad recommends five must-read books for a better understanding of the mountains we seek to scale—beyond us, and within us.