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Akhil Sood

The family that built Delhi’s iconic Khan Chacha is looking to a future away from it

Divorced from the Khan Chacha brand, the family of Haji Banda Hasan has started another food joint to revive its legacy.

Akhil Sood
· Apr 22, 2019 · 11:30 am
The release of ‘Gully Boy’ is a bittersweet moment for a stalwart of India’s hip-hop movement

Sez, who worked on some of the biggest hits of Divine and Naezy, is disheartened by the short shrift given to hip-hop producers.

Akhil Sood
· Feb 13, 2019 · 11:30 am
Why Farrokh Chothia finds more joy in his portraits of jazz legends than in his fashion photography

Featuring the likes of BB King, Miles Davis and Erykah Badu, the images were recently exhibited in Delhi.

Akhil Sood
· Dec 17, 2018 · 03:30 pm

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Sick of dubstep and Bollywood? This collective has the oddball, offbeat electronic music you want

Jwala wants to create a safe space for musical oddballs online. Their youngest member is sixteen.

Akhil Sood
· Aug 26, 2017 · 03:30 pm