THE FEATURED ARTICLES
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February 2016 -
Today, everyone hugs in America. But was it always like that? India has jhappi and aalingan. In America, norms for hugging have changed...and now teaching someone how to hug is a beautiful thing.
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January 2016 -
Bajirao Mastani: Rediscover roots to Maratha pride with this portrayal of a valiant Peshwa warrior as the movie bravely confronts one of India's most crucial current struggles of religion and righteousness.
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January 2016 -
An interview with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, India’s premier child rights activist who, with undercover sting ops and broken bones, has for 35 years worked to eradicate child labor and slavery.
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January 2016 -
Ancient stepwells: marvels of art, architecture, and history: Veteran architect A. N. “Shen” Sengupta provides a glimpse of these fascinating structures, many of which are World Heritage Sites.
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January 2016 -
NEW COLUMN: TALK TIME. Meet Alpana Singh, the mistress of wine, in our new column—short Q&A with interesting people. Alpana might not be a household name, but in the wine industry she is a phenomenon.
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January 2016 -
India lurched among crises in 1984: assault on the Golden Temple - Amritsar, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, attacks on Sikhs, and Bhopal. Professor Tinaz Pavri of Spelman College remembers.
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January 2016 -
Fiction: “Miss, Dolly, and Hulk”—2nd place winner, Katha Contest 2015. A woman goes for walks in a park. What is her story, the story of those she passes, and how do they intersect?
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January 2016 -
Nowadays every suburban home is lined with trophies and medals that don’t mean much. That’s not how it always was. The question is challenging: when, and how, do we teach our children that life isn’t easy?
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December 2015 -
RAM JETHMALANI: Celebrated lawyer. Crusader against corruption—but also advocate of “crooks.” Trouble shooter, trouble maker, and ladies’ man. He may be India’s most famous litigator and politician.
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December 2015 -
WHY IS THAT WHITE GIRL WEARING A BINDI? This high school senior is peeved that when she wears a bindi, she is perceived as an outcast, but when a person of the mainstream does it, it seems trendy.
