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Art, Cash, and the Summit

Is art being created any more for art’s sake? Who or what can determine the price of a piece of art?

Manthan ’11: Street Play Festival

The fourth edition of Verve’s annual street play festival in New Delhi is under way, featuring performances by over 300 students from across the city.

Book Review: Highway on My Plate

A book that tempts you to ditch your sedentary lifestyle and drive around India, just to experience the country’s diverse food culture.

Musings on Money

Does a person’s salary determine their value, their importance, their ability to contribute, to give and take from life?

Invaded and Conquered

The Eristoff Invasion Festival, headlined by British electronica giants The Prodigy: Undoubtedly one of the biggest, loudest, and most explosive concerts India has ever seen.

Empowerment Through Creativity

Delhi’s Music Basti aims to empower children by giving them a platform to express themselves through music.

The Zara Zara/Touch Me Dialectic

Katrina Kaif might swivel her hips as sexily and suggestively as she wishes to, but the notion of the ideal Indian woman hasn’t changed much.

At the Altar

Pallassena is a village that is proud of its temples and traditions, culture, and above all, simplicity.

Chuim Village

Mumbai, 2010 · Photograph by Kainaz Amaria

The Cleanest Village in Asia

Nestled up in a corner of Meghalaya and shrouded within clouds, Mawlynnong is like something out of a fairy tale.

Book Review: The Goat, the Sofa, and Mr. Swami

A book that gives you stitches in the stomach and plants a deep sense of discomfort in your mind.

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Fort Kochi, 2010 · Photograph by Aashim Tyagi