Communities

Communities (Homegrown Voices)

Drawing on more than three decades of journalism, extensive field reporting and historical research, Sharma moves beyond the familiar narrative of encounters and counterinsurgency to trace the forces that shaped Bastar across centuries.

The History Of Maoism In Bastar: How An Insurgency Took Root In India’s Heartland

15 hours ago

7 min read

By building opportunities for local women and youth, Project Jazba offers alternatives to seasonal employment and dependency, allowing communities to build futures rooted in their own skills, resources, and knowledge.

Project Jazba: How Women Are Rewriting Their Own Story In Kashmir’s Border Villages

28 Jul 2026

4 min read

Here’s why the guru remains a fascinating cultural figure.

What Does Our Obsession With Godmen Reveal About Us?

23 Jul 2026

3 min read

anArtizen’s 'Unfair Advantage' Is Closing The Gap Between Talent & Opportunity In India

anArtizen’s 'Unfair Advantage' Is Closing The Gap Between Talent & Opportunity In India

21 Jul 2026

2 min read

More Than A Playground: Why Mumbai Is Fighting To Save The Neville D’Souza Football Ground

More Than A Playground: Why Mumbai Is Fighting To Save The Neville D’Souza Football Ground

03 Jul 2026

3 min read

South Asia was never perfectly tolerant of queerness. But revisiting the region’s history of queerness reveals that contemporary debates over gender and sexuality are not a clash between “traditional Indian values” and modern queer identities.

The Queer Histories Of South Asia That Colonialism Tried To Erase

23 Jun 2026

4 min read

A picture of students from the People's Photographers Collective.

Support A Chennai Collective Empowering A Generation Of Marginalised Photojournalists

18 Jun 2026

4 min read

Representative images for the Rekhti tradition

Remembering Rekhti: The Original South Asian Sapphics Of The 18th-Century

08 Jun 2026

4 min read

India's Most Interesting Babas And Their Rather Bizarre Stories

India's Most Interesting Babas And Their Rather Bizarre Stories

aditi dharmadhikari

08 Jun 2021

12 min read

Created by Pooja Tripathi, a New York-based writer, producer, and performer, Brooklyn Coffee Shop is a satirical series that distills the internet’s most peculiar subcultures into tightly composed, hyperreal vignettes set in a fictional café.

Pooja Tripathi's Satire-Laced Indie Web Series Unpacks The Absurdities Of Modern Life

06 Jun 2025

6 min read

The roots of the conflict can be traced back to 1813 when the British colonial authorities in Bombay introduced a regulation aimed at controlling the city's stray dog population.

The Bombay Dog Riots: When Mumbai's Parsis Rose Up In Defence Of The City's Strays

Sobhika Vasanthan

29 Jun 2024

3 min read

Emerging from centuries of Indian Ocean cultural exchange, their syncretic practices combined Islam, Sufism, Hindu cosmology, and Malay animism into a unique spiritual tradition.

Before Colonialism, Tamil-Origin Pawangs Bridged Islam, Hinduism, & Animism In Malaysia

25 May 2026

4 min read

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