


A Tech Revolution for the Dabbawala
The famous tiffin carriers of Mumbai are now delivering e-commerce products on motorcycles

Where Alcohol is Not Injurious to Health
Farmers in rural Maharashtra have hit upon an unusual and cheap pesticide—country liquor

Umberto Eco (1932-2016): Philosopher as Storyteller
He launched the metaphysical thriller. The depth of his scholarship is matched by his literary playfulness

The Funeral Pyre Economics
Cost-cutting and pollution have kept the BMC from supplying cow dung cakes to Mumbai crematoriums

Afzal Guru: The Afterlife Agitator
The return to Indian politics of the man executed to assuage the nation’s collective conscience