A curated take on South Asian art, literature, life and news
Aditi Kay 
The word ‘Cliffhanger’ might well have entered the cinematic lexicon sometime toward end-1913, when early motion picture maker William Selig had a brainwave. His planned … Read more
The 13 stories in Swimmer Among the Stars (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), Kanishk Tharoor’s first book, speak of the always present and persistent attempt to … Read more
Ode to Cities City Conversations I Crowded coffee shops, the chaos of other conversations I found you in places like these Anonymous hideaway worlds with … Read more
When the rains failed for the third year in a row, Bansi lost all hopes for a good crop. The loan he had taken for … Read more
I liked the coat the moment I saw it. Swinging lightly on its hanger, silver buttons gleaming. I draped it over myself and felt the … Read more
Raman Koiborto could not believe his luck when the big steel company offered him a lakh of rupees for his two acre bit of land. … Read more
