When Aloo was Lonely!
Humourist Soumya tells us about the journey of Aloo (potato) from South America, via Europe, to India. How was Aloo paired off in India? Read more in the weekly...
Balraj Sahni, An Activist Writer-Actor, believed a Good Actor is a Good Person
Two films, Do Bigha Zamin and Garam Hawa, are enough to showcase the acting range of this versatile actor, Balraj Sahni. The pathos of the farmer entrapped in the...
To Urdu, with Love from Allahabad
Urdu has been an integral part of Allahabad’s vernacular heritage. The Ganga-Jamuni tahzeeb (culture) gets its name from the city of two rivers, Ganga and Yamuna, where these confluence...
The Saffronisation of UP and In Search of Ram Rajya: A Journey Through UP Politics
A journey through the political history of India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh sends 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha, giving it more say in national affairs than any...
That Language Named Urdu
The fictional character of Urdu having a Muslim character persisted in times of Premchand and also exists till now. During one of his lectures delivered in Bombay during the...
Our Yummilicious Ice Cream Dates Back to the 5th Century BC
Lily forages the history to unravel the origin of ice cream. The granddad of modern medicine Hippocrates advocated eating ice to his Ancient Greek patients as “it livens the...
31 Miles Explores the Changing Dynamics of Relationships by Sociologist Vinita Bakshi
Here’s an excerpt from Vinita’s debut fiction, 31 Miles. Published by Rupa (Nov 2016), it has caught the attention of the bibliophiles and reviewers alike. The Huffington Post recently carried a...
Returning to the Roots: A Slice of Life in Picture-perfect Chandigarh
Chandigarh was Nehru’s vision for a replacement for Lahore as the capital of the newly halved Punjab after partition. It is was carved out by joining 50 villages. It has...
Band, Baaja, Boys! A Hilarious Account of Small Town Life by Humourist Rachna Singh
A prominent humour writer, Rachna’s fifth book, ‘Band, Baaja, Boys!’ has received rave reviews in the national media. The back cover of the book says, “She would like to work towards world...
What Plagues Football: Lack of New Talent, Dirty Politics or Loss of Audience?
Football is a game of the young. It needs strength, stamina, skill, nerve and a never-say- die attitude. Subhajit talks to a cross-section of teenagers and youngsters to understand what they...