India, July 28 -- "Stephen, his blood wooed by grace of language and gesture, blushed." - James Joyce in Ulysses Every generation is wooed by its own language. It falls for fresh words, gives inheri... Read More
India, July 28 -- "Stephen, his blood wooed by grace of language and gesture, blushed." - James Joyce in Ulysses Every generation is wooed by its own language. It falls for fresh words, gives inherite... Read More
India, July 27 -- The party hall resembles a sci-fi movie set. Giant mushroom-shaped structures rise from the floor to the ceiling. Guests are walking across a transparent floor beneath which illumina... Read More
India, July 25 -- The horses are paying no attention to the cricket match between three boys. They continue grazing on the monsoon-wet grass as a bright orange ball flies past them. Beyond in the fiel... Read More
India, July 25 -- The horses are paying no attention to the cricket match between three boys. They continue grazing on the monsoon-wet grass as a bright orange ball flies past them. Beyond in the fiel... Read More
India, July 23 -- The lunchtime rush is over. A few customers are still lingering over chai. Others have drifted out into the afternoon heat. Ayush Kumar finally has a few spare minutes. For the past... Read More
India, July 22 -- Pigeons occupy the bronze statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, plus the adjacent traffic lights, and every ledge that can hold a bird. The flyover begins near this statue at Barakhamba, ... Read More
India, July 21 -- In Old Delhi, people often remark that there is hardly any open and serene space within the Walled City's now non-existent walls where one can spend time outdoors. Public space survi... Read More
India, July 21 -- In Old Delhi, people often remark that there is hardly any open and serene space within the Walled City's now non-existent walls where one can spend time outdoors. Public space survi... Read More
India, July 20 -- She keeps no hats in her closet, but, metaphorically speaking, she wears many. Yasmeen Shah is a businesswoman, a single parent of two, a drawing-room singer of old Hindi film songs,... Read More