India, Aug. 14 -- The Jama Masjid minarets rise into a cloudy August sky, a lone kite hovers near them, and tricolour flags sway in the damp monsoon breeze above an adjacent rooftop. It is a classic 1... Read More
India, Aug. 14 -- At 79, Pushpa Singh is playing. One rainy evening, a table at her apartment complex in Ghaziabad is at the centre of a koat pees, or court piece, tournament. A newspaper is spread ac... Read More
India, Aug. 14 -- At 79, Pushpa Singh is playing. One rainy evening, a table at her apartment complex in Ghaziabad is at the centre of a koat pees, or court piece, tournament. A newspaper is spread ac... Read More
India, Aug. 14 -- A heap of small spheres is piled atop a metal tray, each coated with sesame seeds. The white seeds cover the caramel-coloured surfaces so densely that the spheres look almost like ti... Read More
India, Aug. 12 -- Why is the Press Club of India's most prominent portrait that of a foreigner? It hangs above the club's stately wooden staircase, overlooking the mid-landing. In the black-and-white... Read More
India, Aug. 12 -- Why is the Press Club of India's most prominent portrait that of a foreigner? It hangs above the club's stately wooden staircase, overlooking the mid-landing. In the black-and-white ... Read More
India, Aug. 11 -- Many decades ago, in the hill town of Nainital, a second-hand book dealer called Dana Mian walked the hills with a coolie carrying a steel trunk filled with books on his head. Decade... Read More
India, Aug. 11 -- Many decades ago, in the hill town of Nainital, a second-hand book dealer called Dana Mian walked the hills with a coolie carrying a steel trunk filled with books on his head. Decade... Read More
India, Aug. 10 -- Sir Syed Street is never still. The Old Delhi gali is always packed with people, fruit stalls and small shops. An upper-floor restaurant with large glass windows offers a clear view ... Read More
India, Aug. 8 -- Bharat Shocker, Cheena Shocker, New Star Shocker. Step into Gali Garhiya, and almost every signboard bears the word "Shocker." A trader explains that mechanics call a motorcycle shock... Read More