“It isn’t about size. Or the scale. It is about the choice. The instinct that allows you to take the risk to step outside the structures the world of corporate publishing has so magnificently set up. And publish books that in your opinion need to be read.”
Visitors to Miami rarely miss an opportunity to admire the city’s Art Deco heritage. In the historic architectural district, you’ll find tourists capturing every painstakingly preserved detail on camera, from the buildings’ smooth lines and curved balconies to the pastel-coloured facades and porthole windows.
Whether you’re fresh out of engineering college or a few years into your career, all the bad news surrounding India’s IT industry is understandably a cause for concern.
For most Indians new to the concept of cryptocurrencies, the idea of making a transaction in real life using bitcoin seems vaguely illicit. It certainly doesn’t seem like the kind of thing you’d do on a Saturday afternoon, for instance, after devouring a Maharashtrian thali or snacking on a vada pav.
There are 100 different ways to wear a sari but for the most part, urban Indians tend to stick to one common style: the Nivi drape, originally from Andhra Pradesh, which features a pallu draped over the left shoulder and several pleats at the front.
One of the fastest growing causes of blindness around the world is an eye disease that’s almost entirely preventable.
For many of us living in Bengaluru, its global reputation as India’s Silicon Valley only tells a part of the story. Because even though the city houses a seemingly endless number of startups and tech giants, it’s also home to those creatively-inclined in other fields, from pioneering playwrights and chefs to painters and musicians.
India has a long tradition of protest music, but you’d never know that if you listened to mainstream indie or hip hop sounds.
With the notable exception of people with an unhealthy obsession with Instagram (#ihavethisthingwithfloors), not a lot of Indians take the time to notice the ground they’re standing on.
With India’s traditional education system routinely criticised for its poor quality, students are finally taking matters into their own hands.
Television anchor Arnab Goswami knows how to grab attention.
President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric is making Indian and other international students think twice about studying in the US.
The health wing of the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has an astonishing plan to use eugenics to help dark-skinned Indians produce fair and lovely children.
Hard times call for tough measures, but tough measures also often result in collateral damage.
In 2014, an elderly man came up to the Indian-American actress and comedian Mindy Kaling at a VIP party at one of New York City’s most iconic clubs. He congratulated her for winning the Nobel Peace Prize and remarked on how well she had recovered from being shot in the head by the Taliban.
Over the past few months, an unlikely Twitter celebrity has emerged in India: the Bengaluru City Police.
Indian techies are having a tough year.
This minister’s message to Indian women is simple: “If your alcoholic husband is physically abusive, thrash him.”
Call it the biryani bonhomie.
Indians have a massive sweet tooth, and the proof is in the booming demand for chocolate.
India has a coastline that extends over 8,000 km, so it’s no surprise that the country is one of the world’s biggest fish producers and a top exporter of fish and fish products.
In India, the formula for success is drilled into children from a very young age: get good grades, go to an elite Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), move to America, and never come back.
Monginis cake shops are an institution in Mumbai.
The Narendra Modi government is quietly expanding the role of Hindi in politics and governance, ostensibly to end the dominance of the English language.
