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From gospel choirs to Hindustani melodies, Singh grew up at the crossroads of musical and cultural traditions, which gave her a singular voice and a sound that defied easy categorisation.

Judi Singh: The Black-Sikh-Canadian Jazz Singer Who Rocked Mid-Century Alberta

20 Jun 2025

4 min read

'Naale Baa' written on the door of a home in rural Karnataka.

Naale Baa: The Spooky History Of Karnataka’s Very Own 'Witch That Wanders'

Manasvini Sekar

18 Jun 2025

2 min read

For many generations of Bengalis, Uttam Kumar embodied the ideal Bengali man.

Rethinking The Romantic Hero: The Soft Masculinity Of Uttam Kumar In Bengali Cinema

17 Jun 2025

4 min read

L: 'Jaatishwar' — a 2014 Bengali film based on Anthony Firinghee's life R: Firinghee Kalibari

Anthony Firinghee: The Bengali-Portuguese Poet Who Defied The Hegemony Of Caste & Empire

13 Jun 2025

4 min read

Hoshang Merchant

The Prose & Pain Of Hoshang Merchant, India’s First Openly Queer Poet

08 Jun 2021

4 min read

The Family Of Photographers That Captured 20th-Century India

The Family Of Photographers That Captured 20th-Century India

Suhasini Krishnan

08 Jun 2021

6 min read

Remembering Charles Philip Brown: The Englishman Who Saved Telugu Literature

Remembering Charles Philip Brown: The Englishman Who Saved Telugu Literature

06 Apr 2022

4 min read

Old advertisements for Parle Gluco.

How Parle-G Became The World’s Best-Selling Biscuit

Anahita Ahluwalia

10 Jun 2025

4 min read

To resuscitate Urdu magazines means more than reprinting old issues in Devanagari script. It means recommitting to a form of publishing that trusts the intelligence of its readers, especially its women, and doesn’t reduce them to markets.

More Than Nostalgia: The Subversive Cultural Legacy Of Urdu Magazines Must Be Protected

Anahita Ahluwalia

10 Jun 2025

6 min read

Images of deities and divine figures on a wall near Armenian Ghat, Kolkata. (2023)

The Divine In Plain Sight: Unpacking The Everyday Aesthetics Of The Sacred In India

10 Jun 2025

3 min read

A Poet’s Guide To Mumbai

A Poet’s Guide To Mumbai

08 Jun 2021

6 min read

Badnam Basti, a queer film that disappeared for decades, only to resurface in 2019.

Badnam Basti: The Untold Legacy of India's First Queer Film

Homegrown Writer

09 Aug 2023

5 min read

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