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Songs as time machines, our memory bookmarks

India, Nov. 23 -- The year is 1996. It's a cold December morning, you are riding pillion with your hands wrapped around your dad's waist, as he rides his Rajdoot motorcycle to drop you at school becau... Read More


Songs as time machines and bookmarks of memory

India, Nov. 22 -- Songs as time machines, our memory bookmarks Purvanchal's migrants carry the music of 1990s with them to this day. HT Archive The year is 1996. It's a cold December morning, you ar... Read More


What matters most at Indian weddings

India, Nov. 9 -- The shaadi (wedding) season is upon us, a time when the Indian man is confused about whether to dress up like the long-gone gora saahibs (White overlords) or try and mimic some erstwh... Read More


What matters most at Indian weddings

India, Nov. 8 -- The shaadi (wedding) season is upon us, a time when the Indian man is confused about whether to dress up like the long-gone gora saahibs (White overlords) or try and mimic some erstwh... Read More


The Bihar narrative, between the decades

India, Oct. 19 -- I spent the first 13 years of my life in Bihar during the 1980s and 1990s, and never faced any crime. Zero instances. My parents were never worried about an Omni van pulling over, tw... Read More


The Bihar narrative, between the decades

India, Oct. 18 -- I spent the first 13 years of my life in Bihar during the 1980s and 1990s, and never faced any crime. Zero instances. My parents were never worried about an Omni van pulling over, tw... Read More


Why the NRI doesn't do much for India

India, Sept. 28 -- A few years ago, I was attending a family wedding, albeit a bit reluctantly. Needless to say, at my age, attending weddings is a chore, performed often for the sake of reciprocity. ... Read More


Why the NRI doesn't do much for India

India, Sept. 27 -- A few years ago, I was attending a family wedding, albeit a bit reluctantly. Needless to say, at my age, attending weddings is a chore, performed often for the sake of reciprocity. ... Read More


Is the smartphone, as we know it, set to disappear?

India, Sept. 14 -- In 1915, Ed Klein, a seller of harnesses, put out an advertisement in Lawrence Journal World, a local newspaper in Kansas. It was an appeal to people to not buy this new gadget call... Read More


Is the smartphone, as we know it, set to disappear?

India, Sept. 13 -- In 1915, Ed Klein, a seller of harnesses, put out an advertisement in Lawrence Journal World, a local newspaper in Kansas. It was an appeal to people to not buy this new gadget call... Read More