‘Culture’ is a word flippantly used by many of us without ever assessing the impact of such a loaded word. India is characterised by syncretism, which basically involves the mingling of a plethora of cultures and subcultures, resulting in a sweet mixture of diverse origins, or even, mayhem. Identity crisis
"I’m not frightened. I’m not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, forgive its vice. I will be the only angel you need."---Michael Berg I usually don’t fall for a
Bangalore-based Manta Ray Comics is an independent publishing company that aims to tell different stories, and to tell stories differently. With their debut graphic novel, the critically-acclaimed Hush, they've successfully attempted to push the boundaries of the Great Indian Graphic Novel. We caught up with founder Pratheek Thomas
Step One: Analyze As I lay in bed, sick with a high fever, watching my cats perform 'Jack 'n' Jill' especially for me, my inner newscaster grabbed the opportunity and decided to run the weekly events for my amusement. Except I wasn’t that amused. I
Yesterday Yesterday was the day days should be made of. I woke up with a beautiful human lying in perfect symmetry, breathing in perfect harmony, mumbling in perfect harmony, drooling in perfect harmony, hallucinating in perfect harmony. Perfect seemed to be the word of the day. Perfect is a word
I’m sitting in a shared Scorpio heading from Mumbai to Pune, at 8 a.m. on a Sunday, with five people my age calling themselves the Khandala Beer Drinkers Association (K.B.A.). I’m accompanying them on their trip to India’s first ever Beer Olympics, being held
No Nasties is a young t-shirt company from Bombay that aims to promote awareness about fair trade, organic products, and sustainable business practices in India. Started by Diti and Apu, the company is contributing to better living conditions for farmers in India through their line of fresh and quirky designer
Richard Melville Hall, better known by his stage name Moby, has been a prominent and important artist in the electronica and dance genres for many years now. In 1999, he gave us Play, which, with its 10 million sold copies, became the best-selling electronic album of all time, and also
“You want to do whaaat???!!”Write a novel. Now calm the eff down. Ever wonder how it would be to take a hiatus from life to follow that one niggling dream that dances on the edge of your consciousness day-in and day-out? I do. All the time. And, being an
Madhuri Banerjee's bestselling debut novel Losing My Virginity and Other Dumb Ideas traces the journey of Kaveri---a 30-year-old virgin---as she struggles to find her calling in a land where love holds no value and where lust reigns supreme. The author took some time out to talk to us