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Sandeep Menon’s Sacred Grounds: A Journey Through People's Football in India (left);

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Sandeep Menon’s ‘Sacred Grounds’ Maps The Beautiful Game's Political & Social Influence

06 Mar 2026

5 min read

Maya Kurian Has ‘Something To Prove’: The Diaspora & Its Discontent

Maya Kurian Has ‘Something To Prove’: The Diaspora & Its Discontent

04 Mar 2026

2 min read

A view of Shabina Chandrasekhar Memorial garden and Playground at Colaba. Mumbai, India

What The Colaba Back Garden Astroturf Protest Says About India’s Urban Futures

27 Feb 2026

3 min read

The Bhajan Rave, under all its benevolent charm of being an equaliser that lets nice, god-fearing kids have let it loose, is a rebranding and aestheticisation of religion, so it can slip past the critical eye of a discerning young individual trying to find his place in the world.

The Dark Side Of The Bhajan Rave: When Religion 'Rebrands'

26 Feb 2026

5 min read

Das Gupta & Company Bookshop and Library

Could The Legacy Of Kolkata’s Neighbourhood Libraries Shape The Future Of Public Reading?

26 Feb 2026

5 min read

Chris Perry and Lorna Pioneered Homegrown Music (Left); During the Cold War, the U.S. government launched cultural diplomacy programs sending jazz legends like Duke Ellington to India

How Blackface and CIA 'Jazz Ambassadors' Influenced 20th Century Homegrown Music & Culture

24 Feb 2026

5 min read

Embarq's K2K 2026, a 20-day self-drive expedition from Kutch, Gujarat to Kibithoo, Arunachal Pradesh

How An All-Women Driving Expedition Is Journeying Across India This Women's Day

20 Feb 2026

3 min read

Anxieties about the decline and eventual death of Bengali — though based on facts and a very real sociolinguistic phenomenon — may be premature.

A Language In Flux: How Bangla Is Evolving In The 21st Century

20 Feb 2026

5 min read

Dr Ámbédkar Iskola in Sajókaza, Hungary (Left); Dr Ambedkar's bust in the school grounds (Right)

Why Is A High School In Hungary Named After Dr Ambedkar?

16 Feb 2026

4 min read

The joora stands at the crossroads of free movement and grounded identity — a knot that binds body, belief, and belonging.

Aryan Solanki’s Photoseries Explores The ‘Joora’ As A Marker Of Sikh Identity

13 Feb 2026

2 min read

Punk Iftaar takes place on February 21st at 5 PM at New River Studios, London ahead of King Street's 'Parting Shots' EP release show at 6 PM

A 'Punk Iftaar' Is Making Space For Muslim & South Asian Identity In Hardcore Punk

13 Feb 2026

4 min read

in 2026, The Humming Tree’s return raises a vital question: can real-world listening rooms still survive in an algorithm-and AI-driven era? THT 2.0 suggests the answer is yes.

The Humming Tree 2.0: What The Iconic Venue’s Revival Means For India’s Indie Landscape

20 Jan 2026

3 min read

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