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It was all a show and these people were here because this political rally provided better, more tangible entertainment than the T.V. at home.
A book that tells a story of loss may make you appreciate life a little more. Does grief not appear more universal than happiness?
The secret to happiness, so intangible, and yet so familiar, remains too tantalisingly nebulous to encapsulate in words.
It was a row of circling flames along the riverbank at dusk, illuminating clouds of incense and chanting pilgrims. For a moment, the postcards came to life.
Against the backdrop of history exists a town dripping with experimentation and modernity. Except this is not a town. This is Hauz Khas Village.
For most of us, opium usually paints a picture of the messy tangle of the narcotics trade, undercover dealings, and sometimes, a withered Chinese lady smoking a pipe.
P.E.T.A.’s senior campaigner Ashley Fruno talks to us about her experience of campaigning for animal rights and her personal highs and lows doing the work she does.
A documentary screening + performances by indie musicians at F.T.I.I., Pune, on January 29. Details inside.
A city breathes because of people who explore it on foot, stand, stare, think, and marvel at its mysteries, paradoxes, and idiosyncrasies.
When the river rises, the platform is submerged and Shiva rides the current, swells of water lapping against his thighs.
He sat in a lazy slump in his rotating chair, complete with the mandatory towel that graces every government officer’s throne.
