Mama Gramah Mattur
Deepa Bhasthi pays a visit to the world’s only fully Sanskrit village, and finds that all…
Filter Coffee
The Saint of Sandalwood
Whether it is Radhika Pandit or Sonakshi Sinha, the “good girls” of Indian cinema only reinforce…
Teacup in a Storm
Vijay Nambisan’s ‘First Infinities’ brings to life the old world and its many charms, including the…
The Pakoda-Frying Feminist
It’s okay to not question whether every move we make furthers the cause of women worldwide,…
That Mallu Joke
Are Indians subtly more racist than they like to believe? Are the innocent jokes and harmless…
It’s Mine and Mine Alone
Deepa Bhasthi takes a look at the freedom of expression in writing, the politics of the…
HER
Deepa Bhasthi delves into the world of Sangam poetry – the surroundings in which they were…
Of travels and revolutions
In a world that is steadily changing, Deepa Bhasthi explores the ideas of travel and how…
Anamika: That Which Is Nameless
Does artistic expression actually grow in response to attempts at stifling it? Deepa Bhasthi comments on…
three hundred englishes
English is, in Indian life, much more than a medium of communication. It is a marker…