If sexual explicitness caused the most outrage in the early phase of book bans in India, there was a point after which it became almost entirely about religion
The founder of Mumbai’s Quoin Academy has aced the Common Admission Test six times in as many years. But he neither prepares for these tests nor wants to join a B-school
Holder of world records for the most flags tattooed on his body, most straws stuffed in his mouth and longest non-stop scooter journey ever, Guinness Rishi explains his need to break and set new records
Once, he sailed on ships that carted oil and timber around the world; today, Siddharth Chakravarty prowls the high seas in search of illegal whaling ships to thwart
As calls to privatise India’s ‘national carrier’ reach a crescendo, spare a moment to pay some attention to the not-so-obvious economic implications of such a move
An Old Delhi neighbourhood full of highly skilled craftspeople struggles to survive, to keep some fragment of its poetry in a city whose priorities are far more prosaic.
A Touch of Faith And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God. And said: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of heaven has drawn near. Repent and believe in the gospel.” And passing beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting the net in the sea, for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them: “Come after me, and I will cause you to be fishers of men.” And immediately leaving their nets, they followed him. — Mark 14: 20
Emraan, the No-No Guy • New Star on the Horizon? • The Unrepentant Baddie
32How do you make a new story every time out of a problem that just won’t go away?
8She is India’s most popular celebrity blogger, has a full-time staff of 10, and reaches out to a quarter million followers every month
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