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Howling for Rishikesh

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

by Akanksha Singh

Rishikesh is many things to many people. It is where the Ganges is, in some sense,...

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“Binya liked being on her own, and sometimes she allowed the cows to lead her into...”

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All That Glitters

The secret life of Indian jewelry

by Akanksha Singh

The air smells singed and the exposed brick walls are black with grime. The room on...

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Sabarmati Ashram, located on the banks of the Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, was Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite place. It was from the ashram...

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In India’s 2014 election, then-candidate Narendra Modi campaigned at dozens of rallies simultaneously by appearing as a 3‑D holographic image. He won the election...

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In the Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh, the northeastern-most state of India, election pollsters have to walk between 6 and 28 miles...

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“I am a Mistress of Spices. I can work the others too. Mineral, metal, earth and...”

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“I look nothing like my mother,” says Indian poet Nupur Saraswat in her spoken word video Twisted And Mine. “My hair, twisting like a pig’s tail at...

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India withdrew from the 1950 World Cup in Brazil because its players weren’t allowed to play barefoot. Well, that was the rumor—one which has...

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A Rummy Way to Make Whiskey

Inside the Indian whiskey industry

by Nikhil Merchant

As I sit by strewn Christmas lights and baubles, swiveling my Glenfarclas nosing glass with the...

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Enduring harsh, arid weather and shifting sand dunes, the rural women of India’s Thar desert are made of tough stuff. To help support their...

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“Let me think happy thoughts. If I close my eyes I can picture our old kitchen...”

Richard C. Morais

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