History
From Feuding Queens to Rebel Sultans, the Dead Are Alive in Manu Pillai’s Books
A young historian explains why the past is full of gossip folks.
Sonal Shah
7.19.18
Music
This Doctor Used Software for Medical Charts to Plot Trends in Classic Hindi Film Songs
Ab dawa ki jaroorat nahin.
Sonal Shah
6.6.18
poetry
Pop-Poet Rupi Kaur Isn't Worrying About Being Unique
“Plagiarism is such a heavy, loaded word.”
Sonal Shah
Vivek Gopal
5.1.18
traditions
A Photographer Takes the Bull by the Horns in His Jallikattu Series
Ryan Lobo wrestles with the controversial tradition of bull-baiting in Tamil Nadu.
Sonal Shah
4.26.18
Restaurant Confessionals
Some Meat Dealers are Smuggling Beef in Sheep’s Clothing
“In restaurants, it’s all called tenderloin, which is a cut. It could be of pork, it could be buff, beef—it could be human for all you know.”
Anonymous
4.24.18
Weed
It’s Not Easy Being Green for a Budding Cannabis Entrepreneur in India
The Dankville's founder is determined to create the image of an ideal stoner.
Sonal Shah
4.20.18
Holi Bhang
A Big Pre-Party Day in an Indian Legal Weed Shop
During Holi, the bhang shop brings all the boys to the yard.
Vivek Gopal
Vivek Gopal and Sonal Shah
Sonal Shah
3.5.18