An Insider’s Account Of The Changing Face Of Banking

From the late 1970s to the present day, a career banker describes the shifts in India's banking industry. I started my career at a...

Red Hot Chilli Pepper: Beat The Chills With Some Of The...

A look at chillies from across India and the world, the hot and the not-so-hot. One of the distinctive qualities of Indian food is...

The Corrupt Politician Is A Clichéd Narrative

Politician are vile, ugly and corrupt creatures. This is what most of us like to believe. But that assumption must be challenged. What may...

Other Tongues: The Stunning Lingual Diversity Of India

A wealth of linguistic richness exists outside what are called the official languages of India. The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists the...

Hyderabadi Humour, Still Alive And Kicking Too

“Ah! Hyderabad” exclaimed a smart IT professional Shekhar. “To me it conjures up images of Charminar, Golconda Fort, and then of course, its famous...

Witch-Swinging: Tales Of Witchcraft And Torture

A look at attacks on innocent women branded witches in colonial India. Whether they travel on broomsticks in Europe, shape-shift in Japan or walk...