Whenever I think of Dharamshala, what comes to mind are the boisterous, happily exhausting, twelve-hour-long bus rides to its nestled hilltops and kaleidoscopic recollections of a flurry of cafés, eateries, and monasteries, the rush of photographers, and the files of monks and trekking boots. Dharamshala’s call to travellers has
Ever curious about your dying day? The Oracle of Tripe has all the answers. Won-Tolla presents the bewildering tale of a man who asks for it and, unfortunately, gets it.
The early 1980s were an odd time to be a racial minority in Britain. Well, any point in history is arguably an odd time to be a racial minority in Britain. But the early 1980s were especially so, because they came at the end of a couple of decades of
A few days ago, I discovered Laxmi Bomb, a Mumbai-based electro-pop band with a new EP out titled Mah’Bharat. Usually, when I come across a new band, I like to close the curtains in my room, switch off all the fans and lights, and sit in the dark listening
The Lives of Others, Neel Mukherjee’s recently released second novel, begins with an epigraph by James Salter that frames the book’s essential query fittingly: “How can we imagine what our lives should be without the illumination of the lives of others?” Even though the story, set in the
2014 has been a frightening year so far. A plane carrying three hundred people was shot down for no apparent reason (other than that it happened to be where it was). Israel decided that launching a wide ground offensive with the sole purpose of maiming, killing, and destroying civilians was
Samit Basu is undoubtedly one of India's best fantasy writers. Best known for his rather excellent Gameworld trilogy, Basu's more recent superhero novels Turbulence and Resistance have been very well received by fans and critics alike. He has also worked on a number of graphic novels,
Ever curious about your dying day? The Oracle of Tripe has all the answers. Won-Tolla presents the bewildering tale of a man who asks for it and, unfortunately, gets it.
Ever curious about your dying day? The Oracle of Tripe has all the answers. Won-Tolla presents the bewildering tale of a man who asks for it and, unfortunately, gets it.
Shantanu Pandit is a Delhi-based singer–songwriter and one-fourth of indie folk band RUN! It’s The Kid. He has been a professional musician for just over three years, and has already performed at a number of music festivals in India, including the NH7 Weekender, Great Indian Octoberfest, and Escape.
“Sometimes words are dressed up in angarkha gowns, sometimes in floor-length cloaks, sometimes in scholarly turbans, sometimes in dinner jackets and sometimes in fool’s caps. Sometimes words wear anklets, and sometimes they wear fetters. And sometimes they are like trained monkeys that dance on a showman’s command.” In
