India, Aug. 25 -- This unusual story began a decade ago, when a part of it appeared in a different version in HT's Mint Lounge. Last week, the story met its climax. In 2014, this reporter purchased f... Read More
India, Aug. 25 -- Neem and tamarind trees watch over the weedy ground like friendly neighbourhood chowkidars. While bougainvillea shrubs liberally shed pink petals over old, cracked graves inscribed w... Read More
India, Aug. 25 -- Neem and tamarind trees watch over the weedy ground like friendly neighbourhood chowkidars. While bougainvillea shrubs liberally shed pink petals over old, cracked graves inscribed w... Read More
India, Aug. 22 -- Watched by curious onlookers, a professional "influencer" in brocaded brown lehenga is boldly pacing about in circles, as a cameraman shoots her video. Some distance away, a professi... Read More
India, Aug. 22 -- Watched by curious onlookers, a professional "influencer" in brocaded brown lehenga is boldly pacing about in circles, as a cameraman shoots her video. Some distance away, a professi... Read More
India, Aug. 20 -- Delhi's Lodhi Garden is full of trees and monuments. One tree was itself like a monument. While it died a long time ago, it continued to stand, giving the park a haunting beauty. Par... Read More
India, Aug. 19 -- On a recent evening at the dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya, the qawwal singers were surrounded by a packed audience. Each member of the audience was a human, save for one. She had... Read More
India, Aug. 18 -- 20 years ago, Nandini started to learn devotional bhajans from a disciple of the celebrated bhajan singer Anup Jalota. At the time, she was an engineering student. Today, she is a ma... Read More
India, Aug. 15 -- This place is khas, special. In olden times, it was known as Khas Bazar. That Khas Bazar was completely destroyed by the British following the 1857 uprising. Even so, the zameen wher... Read More
India, Aug. 15 -- Every morning, at seven, this elderly man gets up from his bed. While the household is asleep, he tiptoes into the kitchen, quietly making a cup of chai. The illustrious Sharif Husai... Read More