India Archives - Strangers Guide

Stories from the Bengal Famine

Kavita Puri

First-Person Narratives

My Mother Tongues

Shougat Dasgupta

The complicated linguistic history and future of India

No Country for Solo Women?

Akanksha Singh

Gender equality in the world of travel has a long way to go

Are Delhiites being taken for a ride?

Akanksha Singh

The Delhi government’s pink ticket scheme lets women ride for free—but not everyone is pleased

The Stray Dog and the City

Meher Mirza

The Growth of Indian Gaming

Akanksha Singh

How PUBG resulted in arrests, divorces, and a fast-food trend

Gully Culture

Akanksha Singh

For one aspiring rapper from Mumbai’s biggest slum, failure is not an option

Howling for Rishikesh

Akanksha Singh

Inspired by Ginsberg, a writer visits India’s meditation capital

Readings

Belonging to the Mountains

All That Glitters

Akanksha Singh

The secret life of Indian jewelry

Readings

Working With Spices

A Rummy Way to Make Whiskey

Nikhil Merchant

Inside the Indian whiskey industry