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Beyond Locomoting: A Mindful Exploration of Ladakh
Beyond Locomoting: A Mindful Exploration of Ladakh

In a recent visit to Ladakh, Navjot Khosla aims for a gaze beyond the touristy cliches, to be transformed instead by the sustainable models of growth, natural preservation, and the cultural heritage of the bioregion. By Navtoj Khosla

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Nation of Auteurs: Introduction to a New Series on Indian Film Authorship
Nation of Auteurs: Introduction to a New Series on Indian Film Authorship

Welcome to ‘Nation of Auteurs’, a series composed of critical essays by academics, filmmakers, historians, and cinephiles, to examine the deep diversity of Indian film auteurs and illuminate the country’s wider cinematic landscape. By Ashish Dwivedi

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Excerpt: “Served Cold from the Refrigerator” by Sutputra Radheye
Excerpt: “Served Cold from the Refrigerator” by Sutputra Radheye

Poetry by Sutputra Radheye: ‘my poems will be drunk, truthful / and blunt like your beauty that cuts / through my skin and draws graffiti / on my bones like tattoos’

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Photo-Essay: A Muted Eid in Dalmandi

Last year, a road-widening project for access to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple upended the lives of many residents and traders in Varanasi’s historic Dalmandi area. On Eid al-Fitr, Karan Madhok visited the alleyways among the rubble of demolition.  

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