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Photo Essay: The Unquiet Streets--Rediscovering Bombay's Years of Civil Disobedience

A rare album from the Alkazi Collection of Photography offers a remarkable visual record of the Civil Disobedience Movement in Bombay (1930–31)

Tipriti at home in Malki, Shillong. Photo: Hardik Chhabra

Features

Tipriti Kharbangar Carries Home the Blues

The powerhouse singer discusses music, identity, and why her roots matter now more than ever.

Nipun Malhotra, who has arthrogryposis, founded the Nipman Foundation in 2012. Photo: Atul Kumar Yadav

Cover Story

Extraordinary Indians: Nipun Malhotra's Fight for the Right to be Ordinary

The 38-year-old activist advocates for systemic inclusion of those with disabilities and special needs.

Joke of the day

My wife got mad at me for buying the family-size pack of Oreos for just the two of us and I was like, “Are we or are we not a family?”

@Average_Dad1

Quote of the day

And to the children of our country, regardless of your gender, our country has sent you a clear message: Dream with ambition, lead with conviction and see yourself in a way that others might not see you, simply because they’ve never seen it before.

Kamala Harris

Latest Issue

Review: Boong's Big Adventure

Lakshmipriya Devi’s award-winning debut follows a curious, irreverant nine-year-old boy whose search for his missing father reveals childhood’s stubborn hope amidst conflict

Conversations

What Happened to India's Water Wisdom?

Dying lakes, water-hungry crops and poor policies are pushing India toward a crisis of its own making

Better Living

The Truth about Workplace 'Families'

How to navigate workplaces where warm, embracing, and familial language disguises power, hierarchy and unsafe dynamics

Features

Japan's Famous Cat Spots: Where to See Cat Cafés, Shrines and More

Japan has an affinity for all things feline: cat cafés, cat shrines, cat islands and even cats with jobs. Here are a few places any cat lover visiting Japan shouldn’t miss

Culturescape

Interview: Sam Dalrymple Traces the Birth of Nations

The historian and author talks about his his latest book, which interlaces high political history with intimate human stories to examine the complex, often violent, foundations of modern west and south Asian countries