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‘Gutawa Khich’ by Gia Singh Arora

ALMA Staff -
"Filming ma while cooking in Falmouth, UK." A short film by Gia Singh Arora
Armchair Arbiters

Juice: On Indian Dinners Where Families (Mistr)eat Together

Sonal Dugar -
Neeraj Ghaywan’s short film unflinchingly sheds light on everyday misogyny through an intimate, Indian family get-together.
Ends of the Earth

Trawling for Trouble: The Underbelly of Seafood

Arjun Kamdar -
A photo essay on fish trawling off the coast of Maharashtra
Culture Couch

The King’s Indian

Gaurav Kamath -
From Chaturanga to Modern Chess
Essays

Fathers: The Psychologist, the Monster and the Holy Archetype

ALMA Staff -
“While it may have originated from the need to ascertain paternity, fatherhood has long since crossed over the wall of mere biology into concepts of identity, symbolism, and psychological inquiry.”
Armchair Arbiters

Tamhane Against Time

Neha Mehrotra -
The Disciple’s slow movement stands in contrast to its protagonist’s inner restlessness
Essays

Lockdown, Loneliness and a Love Letter

Yamini Krishnan -
"The magic of Lorde’s music doesn’t lie in providing solutions but in its ability to assure the world that it’s okay to feel hopeless; to idle in a musty room."
Essays

One Mind, Many Realities

Yukti Bhagchandani -
Each person experiences a reality of their own that is framed uniquely and vividly by our minds. Living through an individualised–even distorted vision of...
Culture Couch

A Taste Of Mumbai

Shreya Shah -
8 dishes that have become staples in the coastal capital of Maharashtra, India
Ends of the Earth

One Blue Planet

Gunjan Mitra -
Picture Sarojini Nagar, coupled with all its sounds. Now place it underwater, replace the people with the most peculiar fishes you can think of, and voilà, you have a coral reef.
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