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Inside India’s Thriving Nudist Community

08 Jun 2021

8 min read

Regional films afford a more holistic glimpse into the world of LGBTQ+ characters.

5 Underrated Regional Films That Portray The Everyday Reality Of Queerness In India

18 Sep 2023

5 min read

Muslims in India celebrating Diwali

Indian Muslims & Their Long-Standing Connection To Diwali

04 Nov 2021

4 min read

10 Traditional Indian Foods That Are Slowly Disappearing

From Fogla To Shevla: 10 Traditional Foods That Are Disappearing From Indian Plates

23 Oct 2024

5 min read

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TAMANNA: Sign Up For South Asia’s First Transmasculine Residency

16 Oct 2025

3 min read

Sunira Designs’ New Collection Pays Homage To The Hidden Whispers Of Kutch’s Heritage

Sunira Designs’ New Collection Pays Homage To The Hidden Whispers Of Kutch’s Heritage

14 Oct 2025

2 min read

Left: Wild fungi growing on a dead tree trunk in a Beforest Collective. Right: a platter of food sourced from a Beforest Collective agroforest.

An Indian Permaculture Initiative Is Reshaping India’s Approach To Regenerative Living

29 Sep 2025

3 min read

What gives the Mumbai Koli Project its urgency is the recognition that urban life is deeply entangled with cultural identity, ecological justice, and indigenous food systems.

The Mumbai Koli Project Is Preserving Fisherfolk Heritage & Promoting Sustainable Seafood

12 Sep 2025

3 min read

The collective’s pilot project, 'Debrahmanising Gender', explores how caste and gender are not separate axes of oppression but mutually reinforcing structures that shape everyday life in India.

Breaking The Brahminical Canon: The Mavelinadu Collective Is Reshaping Indian Publishing

08 Sep 2025

4 min read

The revival also comes with a strong socio-economic benefit. In many villages, sikki weaving is taken up by women as supplementary income alongside agricultural labour.

Handmade, Sustainable, & Timeless: How Sikki Craft Is Empowering Women In Rural Bihar

03 Sep 2025

3 min read

During the 1950s and 1960s, Bengali Harlem became a remarkable space of cross-cultural exchange and radical politics.

Bengali Harlem: How Early Bengali Migrants Shaped 20th-Century Black & Latinx New York

25 Aug 2025

4 min read

Today, although the Parsis represent a community of less than 50,000 people in India, the Parsi cuisine represents some of the most interesting Indian food traditions — bringing Indian, Persian, and European influences from near and far onto the Parsi table

Sugar, Milk, & Magic: How Migration & Assimilation Shaped Parsi Desserts

14 Aug 2025

4 min read

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