A look back over the last six days.
Waiting for train, Bengal politics is served with Assam tea
Supriya Sharma undertakes a 2,500-km train journey from Guwahati to Jammu to listen to conversations ahead of the general elections. Read her piece here.
The evolution of Bollywood music from Rafi to ‘Badtameez Dil’ in five minutes, four seconds
Groove to the latest video from US college group Penn Masala, as they take a journey through 65 years of Bollywood song.
Remarkable photos of 19th century Indian women in US medical school
A delightful collection of photographs of Indian women who went to medical school in faraway America in the late 1800s. The names Dr. Anandi Gopal Joshi and Dr. Gurubai Karmakar figure into this list.
Lady purse, plate stand, nail cutter: a quick guide to the bizarre world of Indian election symbols
As the general elections draw closer, a look at the variety of party symbols that are available for grab. They include an electric pole and a doli .
Six ways of looking at the Tarun Tejpal tapes
The Tarun Tejpal case has been back in the news this week. To prepare for his defence Tejpal was given CCTV footage from the hotel in which he allegedly raped a junior colleague. But the footage has since been viewed by several people. Shivam Vij dissects the conclusions they have drawn from it. Click here to read the article.
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Waiting for train, Bengal politics is served with Assam tea
Supriya Sharma undertakes a 2,500-km train journey from Guwahati to Jammu to listen to conversations ahead of the general elections. Read her piece here.
The evolution of Bollywood music from Rafi to ‘Badtameez Dil’ in five minutes, four seconds
Groove to the latest video from US college group Penn Masala, as they take a journey through 65 years of Bollywood song.
Remarkable photos of 19th century Indian women in US medical school
A delightful collection of photographs of Indian women who went to medical school in faraway America in the late 1800s. The names Dr. Anandi Gopal Joshi and Dr. Gurubai Karmakar figure into this list.
Lady purse, plate stand, nail cutter: a quick guide to the bizarre world of Indian election symbols
As the general elections draw closer, a look at the variety of party symbols that are available for grab. They include an electric pole and a doli .
Six ways of looking at the Tarun Tejpal tapes
The Tarun Tejpal case has been back in the news this week. To prepare for his defence Tejpal was given CCTV footage from the hotel in which he allegedly raped a junior colleague. But the footage has since been viewed by several people. Shivam Vij dissects the conclusions they have drawn from it. Click here to read the article.
