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Recent articles from publications based in India.

Every man is an island

New Indian Express22h ago

If Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart went into the disintegration of an alcoholic mother, then his latest book, John of John, digs into the half-life of a father whose repressed emotions, much like...

Crossing Her Bass Line

New Indian Express23h ago

For Nilanjana Ghosh Dastidar, playback singing began almost as an afterthought. She was a bassist in AR Rahman’s band when, during a trip to Florida, Rahman asked her to sing a scratch track.

A Matter of Perspective

New Indian Express23h ago

Stand close to one of Savya Jain’s paintings, and the surface begins to reveal itself in fragments—marks beneath marks, pigment interrupted by pigment, gestures that seem to have been erased but...

Flavours of Delhi

New Indian Express23h ago

Delhi’s street food is rarely about restraint. It’s quick, spicy, and generous with flavours. Upstairs, a new members-only jazz and martini bar at The Lodhi, takes these familiar flavours and...

The Fearless Generation

New Indian Express23h ago

A new India has taken to the streets. And more are coming to take on the establishment. The older generation is worried—and more so because Gen Alpha has caught on and is following the lead of Gen...