Real Development
It seems like the fate of a development studies student is to be cynical and dissatisfied in an educated but distant way.
On the Cover
By Snigdha Manickavel · I wish every girl in the world could grow up in a city like this, a city that doesn’t frighten her.
Contents
Bringing Up Uncle
Growing up, no one showed me how to shave in a hurry or sleep with women without falling in love, and that sort of deprival lasts a lifetime.
Dead Saffron
I was baptised with dead saffron and don’t know
what simple games of your childhood sound like.
#poetry
The Groom and the Dog
It was the summer before her final year of college when Vaidehi first saw Suresh Babu. #fiction
Noise
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Design Do: A New Platform for Creative Professionals in Mumbai
A new event that aims to promote functional design and encourage discussions among creative professionals in the city. Details inside. -
Raw and Heavy: Headbanger’s Kitchen Seeks Fan Contributions
Find out how you can be a part of season three of Headbanger's Kitchen, a unique show from India that mixes heavy metal and cooking on YouTube. -
Mapping Gender: Addressing Issues of Gender, Sexuality, and Politics Through Art
Carefully curated by M.Phil. students at Jahawaharlal Nehru University, this exhibition plans to use a variety of mediums to explore gender-related issues. Details inside.
Interviews
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Keeping It Simple
An exclusive interview with Anand Ahuja, founder of bhane., a global-minded clothing brand with an Indian heart. -
A Town Called Hazaribagh
An exclusive interview with Mihir Vatsa, winner of the Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize for 2013, about poetry and growing up in Jharkhand. -
Stories to Tell
In conversation with Tall Tales co-founders Kaneez Surka and Michael Burns about the way forward for live storytelling in Mumbai.
Features
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Real Development
It seems like the fate of a development studies student is to be cynical and dissatisfied in an educated but distant way. -
Bringing Up Uncle
Growing up, no one showed me how to shave in a hurry or sleep with women without falling in love, and that sort of deprival lasts a lifetime. -
Mic Check
Seven budding storytellers from Mumbai speak to us about what they love most about performing their stories in front of an audience.
Reviews
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Book Review: Gabbar
Graphic India’s latest graphic novel pays tribute to an unforgettable character from Indian cinema. -
Book Review: The Lowland
Jhumpa Lahiri understands the immigrant instinct and its compulsions only too well. -
Book Review: Kaurava
As an author, Krishna Udayasankar’s strength lies in demonstrating characters and ideas, not describing them in paragraph after droll paragraph.
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