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An anecdotal history of food in Mumbai

India, Dec. 6 -- From the Kolis, who have been fishing in the city's waters since before recorded history, and early settlers such as the Pathare Prabhus, to the people who poured into the city during... Read More


Shine bright like a diamond

India, Nov. 29 -- Kirtilal Kalidas Doshi was a doyen of India's gems and diamond industry. The man responsible for founding the Gemmological Institute of India, he was also instrumental in the formati... Read More


on why you shouldn't murder your husband

India, Nov. 22 -- Twinkle Khanna's first book, Mrs Funnybones, was based on her newspaper columns. In Mrs Funnybones Returns, she writes of juggling kids, in-laws, menopause, work and the state of the... Read More


Pushed to the margins

India, Nov. 15 -- Since the British East India Company merged seven islands into Bombay (now Mumbai), change has been constant. Now change is used as a weapon for displacement that is disguised as dev... Read More


A musical detective tale

India, Nov. 8 -- On an evening in 2016, Sumana Ramanan attended a private Hindustani music performance in south Mumbai. The singer, a man in his early- 70s, specialises in khayal, one of the Indian su... Read More


Of PAIN, sisterhood and survival

India, Nov. 1 -- In the heart of Mumbai, where neon lights barely mask the shadows of suffering, lies Kamathipura, one of India's most infamous red-light districts. Into this world walks the city's po... Read More


The original voice of Indian television

India, Oct. 25 -- Long before remotes ruled our palms and algorithms curated our choices, there was Doordarshan. In the days of black-and-white screens, families across the country gathered around the... Read More


Shaping India's electoral landscape

India, Oct. 18 -- For much of India's democratic history, the woman voter was invisible and ignored. That has changed. Today, women vote in greater numbers than ever before, often making independent c... Read More


Challenging the labelof 'brokenness'

India, Oct. 4 -- This evocative collection weaves together the lived experiences of women in urban India who have been navigating severe mental-health conditions, from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,... Read More


Book picks; new reads

India, Sept. 28 -- Notes from a legend My Life: Story of an Imperfect Musician is the freewheeling autobiography of Ustad Allauddin Khan, the legendary Indian classical musician and founder of the Ma... Read More