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Village Vignettes: Jogilal Meena’s Mittens

An attempt to piece together the story of water availability in rural Rajasthan and what farmers are doing to adapt to their changing environment.

Playing a Losing Game

Story books can glorify immolation in the name of love, but what they don’t tell you is that love kills in softer ways.

Progress, No Matter the Cost

Narendra Modi is a master strategist who is almost obsessively dedicated to his role as Chief Minister.

Just for Laughs

Stand-up comedy has made a place for itself in India and is here to stay.

Made in Bollywood

We might as well take pride in our cute little obsession instead of trying to pretend it doesn’t exist.

Book Review: Broken Republic

Expect an interesting amalgamation of experience, debate, passion, flashes of brilliant insight, and a fair amount of hyperbole.

Space

1.027 billion people, living in 0.3 foot crammed spaces, longing for personal space.

Artless in India

It’s easier to understand time when so much of it seems to stagnate, churn, curdle, and recycle in front of you.

Citydog

What is it about white picket fences that gives us a false sense of security?

Native Alternative

‘Culture’ is a word flippantly used by many of us without ever assessing the impact of such a loaded word.

Guilt-Free Green Tees

An exclusive interview with Diti and Apu, founders of No Nasties, a young company that is contributing to better living conditions for farmers in India through their line of fresh and quirky designer t-shirts.

Good Indian Girls Don’t

A not-so-samajdar-beti decides to take a year off from academia, fly off to the city of her birth, and start working on her first novel.