Tryst with Thumri: A walk down memory lane
The ongoing Thumri Festival by the Delhi government’s Sahitya Kala Parishad showcased a packed house, eminent singers and echoes of memories past
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The girl with the drive
Meet Sayali Dhale, Pune’s first woman all-terrain vehicle (ATV) driver
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A star in oblivion
Dulal Sarkar earned overnight fame with his award-winning role in a Bengali film about the struggles of dwarfs in India. Barely months later, he finds himself on the margins again.
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Turning a ‘dry leaf’
Aditi Deodhar talks about her Brown Leaf project, a non-profit group that connects dry leaves collectors with gardeners and eco-conservationists
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Pune-based Iranian woman biking solo across the world to break gender stereotypes
‘I’m campaigning for Iranian woman to be able to ride motorbikes & plan to enter Iran as first Iranian woman on a bike. My message for India is that it’s time to respect women and stop rape,’ says Yazarloo
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Exercising their ‘birth’ right
Expectant mothers who want to reclaim a space long usurped by doctors and old wives’ tales, and tweak gender expectations along the way
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Going the vegan way
Vegan diet advocate Anuradha Sawhney says that with fast food and unhealthy diets dominating food markets, more people are likely to convert to veganism in the near future.
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Letters of art
The Snail Mail Project started by Sumedha Sah two years ago, helps strangers across the globe collaborate with her as she creates art out of the many letters that she receives
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Ancient India holds key to solving water crisis
As the Indian government is inking deals with foreign countries like Israel and Canada, the solution is there in India’s rich traditional past. This is the second of a 3-part series about water crisis in India.
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India’s obsession with purity muddying the water crisis
India’s political and social consciousness suffers from deniability of a pending water crisis, specially since it is integrally linked to our religious fabric. This is the first of a 3-part series on water crisis in India.