New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- On the evening of 20 July, as videos of students fleeing police lathis and tear gas in central Delhi flooded social media, Nagpur rapper Garam Kalakar's phone was blowing up. Peo... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- A couple of times a year, the West Bengal village of Bhawanichak becomes the site of a very curious gathering. For one weekend, 40-odd trucks and tempos park themselves haphazard... Read More
India, Oct. 2 -- Before gladiators stepped into the roaring arena, they entered a different kind of spectacle. On the evening before the Games, Romans were allowed into the barracks to see the men wh... Read More
India, Sept. 5 -- Two days after the police lathi-charged students as they tried to march to Parliament, I was in Dadar, Mumbai, where a solidarity protest was scheduled. The atmosphere was tense. Po... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Last summer, New Delhi rapper and producer Kinari found herself the target of a drive-by cancellation. Her single Animal-a licentious, riotous challenge to the performative mascul... Read More