"Aaarrrrgghh!!!": What Happens When You Get Aggravated?
Here's a look at the science behind the state of frustration
Tyeb Mehta and the Art of Seeing a Fractured World
Tyeb Mehta’s paintings were spare, restrained and often unsettling, filled with fragmented figures, diagonals and a sense of human vulnerability. From the book, Tyeb Mehta: Bearing Weight with the Lightness of Being, published alongside the exhibition, this excerpt considers the artist whose restrained palette, fragmented forms and unmistakable diagonals became a powerful language for the fractured modern world
The Invisible Hands Behind India's Recycling Revolution
India’s recycling story begins long before plastic reaches a recycling plant. Waste pickers, kabadiwalas and aggregators form an essential but often overlooked network that collects, sorts and keeps valuable material in circulation. Here's why recognising and supporting these workers is critical to building a more efficient and equitable circular economy.
25 Easy Ways To Cut Household Waste
Simple, practical tips that cut clutter, reduce rubbish and help our planet along the way
The Goldilocks Principle of Good Medicine
What happens when the healthcare system battles both neglect and excess at the same time? India is increasingly confronting this unsettling paradox
Lights! Camera! Campaign! When does a Blockbuster become a Platform?
A look at the enduring tradition of south Indian films that double as political theatre, where the box-office and the ballot-box often go hand in hand
Saving A Legacy's Last Refrain: The Story of The Bidesia Project
Here's a look at the drive to preserve traditional folk music and oral histories before they disappear
The Nurse Who Healed a Village
Health worker, counsellor, advocate, teacher—Gita Karmakar helped turn one community’s poorest health outcomes into one of its greatest success stories
How Textile Labels Became Miniature Works Of Art in Colonial India
The Ticket Tika Chaap exhibition showcased 400 artisitically designed paper labels for textile and clothing products from March to June this year
In Taiwan Travelogue, writer Yang Shuang-zi Lays A Feast of Memory and Empire
The Booker-Prize-winning novel is a moving meditation on friendship forged amid the complexities of colonial rule
Dr. Seema Alavi's Favourite Books
Author, two-time Fulbright scholar and professor of history at Ashoka University, Dr. Seema Alavi has written books on India’s military, medical and religious past. Her most recent release was Sovereigns of the Sea: Omani Ambition in the Age of Empire.
Rescue from An Infernal Trail
A retired firefighter knew that a delirious hiker was close to death in the 37-degree heat. Could he coax the much larger man down the mountain and save both their lives?