Rampur
Hockey Trumps Cricket in This Indian City
Indian hockey might have slid from glory to gloom, but in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur it’s still more popular than cricket, thanks to family-managed and often cash-starved hockey clubs.
A Rampur Lawyer Tells Us How Crimes Are Committed ‘Legally’ in His Town
A veteran defence lawyer tells us how murders are committed as “accidents” and how the law upholds the might of the land mafia.
Rampur's Urdu Poetry Is About Power cuts, Sensuality and Quirky Nawabs
In this conservative town, poets explore romance, sexuality, prevalent orthodoxy and exploitation by erstwhile nawabs through humour.
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Rampur’s Kite-Flying Craze: Ground for Stardom, Insults, Freak Accidents and Attempted Murder
Kites designated as ‘lucky’ are kept in families, cared for like their own children, and almost every male flies kites—even after the police banned it after fatal accidents.
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