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Sandip Roy: The act of renaming places is a powerful tool in politics

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- True confession-I do not think I could identify Albania on the map. Or Armenia. Or Azerbaijan. But then I am not the President of the United States claiming to have brokered peac... Read More


Light pollution can rewire the human immune system and cause cancers, but Indians remain ignorant about it

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- When my father died over two decades ago, my mother told my little niece that her Dadubhai or grandfather had become a star. They stood on our balcony in Kolkata, looking up at t... Read More


Sandip Roy: Is saving an art form actually transforming it?

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- The ground rules for exploring prehistoric cave paintings are simple: "If you come across any baby goats, you cannot pick one up and take home, no matter how cute." My friend Mil... Read More


Sandip Roy: Kolkata's iconic yellow taxi gets a designer touch for Durga Puja

New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- I was not sure whether to be awestruck or bemused. A yellow Kolkata taxi with interiors covered by Sabyasachi wallpapers and textiles! Sabyasachi Mukherjee, a designer famous f... Read More


Sandip Roy: How the postman knit our world together

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- My friend Milena was going postal. She had painstakingly gathered 20 cards and notes from her mother's old friends for her birthday-her first grade best friend from 1946, her fe... Read More


Sandip Roy: The unpretentious love of my indie dog

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- Get a street dog, they told us. They are hardy with great immunity unlike those pampered foreign breeds. Our indie Chutney eats grain-free lamb and apple meals, gluten-free high-... Read More