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Essays

From glowing reviews to zany histories

Pages from a Diary

Of Silver Spoons and August Moons

David Ward -
"Jack Kennedy, Joe’s second son, had just reached his twenties, and my mother had two or three years on him, but he was soon deeply smitten by her Latin charms."
Ends of the Earth

When Bengaluru’s Lakes Dried Up

Gaurav Kamath -
"In fact, most of Bengaluru’s water bodies died far before the city even began turning into the crowded metropolis it is today."
Photo Essays

Waiting, Watching, Wishing

Yuvan Kumar -
A photo essay by Yuvan Kumar.
Ends of the Earth

The Streets of Pompeii Scavi

Aarushi Aggarwal -
Musetta’s Waltz was playing on my phone. I turned down the narrow crowded street, and edging past other tourists, entered a cafe. I asked...
Pages from a Diary

On Dogs, The Odyssey & Life At Large

Gaurav Kamath -
“Ulysses shed a tear; I only dirtied a linen shirt.”
Culture Couch

Notes from Post-Colonial India

Aarushi Aggarwal -
Satyajit Ray: life, influences, writings
Pages from a Diary

Himalayan Foothills

Clancy Martin -
“We kept looking at our two-year-old like: we know we have to take care of you, but we don’t know what to do.”
Pages from a Diary

The Angel of Tsomang

Kaustav Sood -
“Returning was, in many ways, harder than setting out had been. My nerves were wrecked, I couldn’t feel my legs, and the silence had finally caught up to me.”
Armchair Arbiters

Subaltern Histories and Regional Identity in ‘Southeast Asia in World History’

Rheea Saggar -
A review of Craig Lockard’s book ‘Southeast Asia In World history’
Armchair Arbiters

“Explain it to this camera”: Cinema as History and Healing in Abbas Kiarostami’s Close-Up (1990)

Hannah Dove -
A review of Abbas Kiarostami’s 'Close-Up' (1990)
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