A picturesque and bumpy bus ride from Palakkad leads to Pallassena, a village proud of its temples, traditions of celebration, culture, and above all, simplicity. From the toddlers to those with shivering hands, everyone from this village takes immense pleasure in celebrating all the festivals for their gods. Divided into
A beautiful girl walks into a great hall surrounded by floating figures in gauzy finery. Her heart beats wildly in her breast, her eyes glow with excitement and nervousness as she waits for that moment when it will be revealed to her who The Society has deemed the perfect match
Kolkata, 2010 · Photograph by Sreejita Biswas
And then one day, I died. A death so horrible and gory, it hurts me to talk of it and the consequent resurrection. The land of the dead, my dear ones, is a land that is full of dreariness and regularity, where you wake up and find yourself in motion,
Being an ardent fan of anything that comes out of Deerhunter lead singer Bradford Cox’s mind, I was wary of turning my review of Halcyon Digest, the band’s latest offering, into a gushing love letter. A couple of listens of the album later, I realised the utter futility
Ever wondered who instilled the idea of Prince Charming into the mind of every young girl? Or how we ended up assuming that, come what may, we shall ‘live happily ever after’? The culprit is a seemingly harmless---yet integral---part of our lives. Fairy tales. What begins as an innocent first-time
Some books are lovable for the comfort of familiarity that they evoke rather than a scintillating literary genius. You don’t marvel at the intricacies of the plot or admire the originality of voice or the unique unearthing of layers of the human psyche. You don’t hail it as
Kainaz Amaria likes to describe herself as a visual journalist. Dream Mumbai, her latest project, is something that was born out of a survival instinct. A visual diary replete with thin slices of the city's rich narrative, it is an honest and absorbing look at everyday life in
I hate you, Parismita Singh.Being a bored final-year student at BITS, Pilani, is not much fun, Parismita. We do not have many pleasures to help us get by in the desert. The legal age for drinking is 25 in this godforsaken state and every time we light a cigarette,
Mumbai, 2010 · Photograph by Kainaz Amaria