July 12, 2015
Barring women in Barpeta Kirtan Ghar is against the teachings of Mahapurush Sankardev
I remember visiting the Satra or Kirtan Ghar in Barpeta as a child. Barpeta is my mother’s hometown and I…
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June 24, 2015
पोस्ट कार्ड
– आलोक शर्मा बात कुछ बीस-एक साल पुरानी है, फेसबुक पर मौजूद एक बड़े अच्छे दोस्त के घर के सामने…
June 21, 2015
4 Reasons Why India’s Greatest Comic Book Superhero is Kapil Dev.
By Isa Khati, Shalim M Hussain Sometime in the 1990s, a light bulb glowed and burst over the heads of…
June 16, 2015
Taking on Shiva: An Interview with model turned author Olivier Lafont
How many authors can claim to have both the looks and the acting chops to play the hero in a…
May 20, 2015
Pain will make you feel alive | Book review: No Direction Rome|
I have been sitting in front of my laptop for about an hour or so and I am still not…
May 16, 2015
THE VALUE OF ZERO: Celebrating the Backbenchers
Empowering ‘Back Benchers’ is their mission. Be it in the classrooms or in the shady corners of society. They believe…
May 13, 2015
10 Indian author websites worth checking out
In today’s world, every writer needs a website – there are so many good reasons for having one that even…
May 9, 2015
Falling in love with Piku
In multiple scenes in ‘Piku’ you would wonder if you could possibly be one of the characters. And if you…
May 1, 2015
The Buddha of the Toilet speaks: An Interview with Kaushik Barua
Kaushik Barua is the man of the moment. With the Sahitya Akademi award for his debut novel tucked comfortably under…
April 29, 2015
LOL: Designer creates Sholay Selfies
Social Networking has deep penetration in our lives nowadays and taking selfies in various poses and posting it in social…
April 28, 2015
The Thing with Djinns
The women of Old Delhi are repositories of dark tales. If you are (un)lucky enough to be invited to one…
April 22, 2015
Aamgasms in the Delhi Heat: Goan Fish Curry With Raw Mangoes
The potential of a mango is immense. Dried or raw… this is where the humble little fruit rocks! The Goan Fish Curry with Raw Mangoes speaks volumes
April 14, 2015
Three reasons why AFSPA should be extended to all of India
As the incident of alleged gang rape of tribal women by army men is causing unrest in the Karbi Anglong…
April 11, 2015
Of the photo-bug and how it killed curiosity
Last weekend my husband and I decided to explore Delhi a little. Surprisingly the first place we stopped was the…
April 8, 2015
10 worst ads during the CWC 2015
By Victor Mukherjee Well, India couldn’t grab the ‘mauka’ in CWC 2015, as people were predicting, and we hate…