Are Bengaluru’s sparrows migrating to its international airport?

The little bird was once ubiquitous in Bengaluru. No more.

Nikhita Venugopal

· Sep 21, 2017 · 11:30 am

A search for tawaifs in Old Delhi reveals a present that’s not always comfortable with the past

Courtesans were once celebrities who quietly shaped socio-political discourse, forming influential relationships with members of the nobility.

Ranjana Dave

· Sep 13, 2017 · 11:30 am

A pregnant hippo, a constipated rhino and a team in blue: The medical wing of Mumbai’s Byculla zoo

Veterinarians at the city zoo must be on call at all times and develop a rapport with the animals.

Bhavya Dore

· Aug 28, 2017 · 12:50 pm

How Bangalore went from being India’s most liveable city to a dystopia in the making

Bangalore, the face of India’s changed fortunes, has changed beyond recognition.

Harish C Menon, qz.com

· Aug 17, 2017 · 08:30 pm

After 90 years, Kolkata’s iconic Flurys tea room is going to sneery Delhi and Mumbai

But will it succeed?

Chandrima Pal

· Aug 04, 2017 · 11:30 am

As curtain falls on a beloved theatre, Bengaluru asks if a cultural space is just real estate

The city body wants to raise the rent of Kalasoudha, a thriving theatre host. Artists say the move is akin to murder.

Archana Nathan

· Jul 28, 2017 · 11:30 am

Madams on Cleaning Duty: In South Delhi, an alternative MCD promises to keep streets garbage free

When the municipality couldn’t do the job of maintaining cleanliness in GK-III, a few women stepped in.

Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri

· Jul 24, 2017 · 03:30 pm

At an all-women petrol pump in Hyderabad, ex-cons get to kick-start a new life

‘They’ve served a prison sentence already – real reformation begins once they’re outside.’

Ayesha Minhaz

· Jul 17, 2017 · 11:30 am

How a dowry death in Delhi gave birth to feminist street theatre in India

The year 1979 was seminal for both the feminist and the theatre movement in the country.

Malini Nair

· Jul 13, 2017 · 11:30 am

In the narrow lanes of Old Delhi, a unique and flavoursome dialect of Urdu is going extinct

The ‘karkhandari zubaan’, spoken by trader communities, was once the subject of many nostalgic tributes to the city.

Malini Nair

· Jun 26, 2017 · 11:30 am

Why do Mumbai’s hipster cafés and pubs look the same? These architects might have the answer

Studio 823 are the brains behind Birdsong Cafe, Todi Mills Social and Bar Stock Exchange, Colaba

Aakash Karkare

· Jun 23, 2017 · 11:30 am

‘We are not gangsters, we are artists’: Can Delhi’s Kathputli Colony survive land sharks?

The colony’s street performers are in a dilemma: they don’t want to get short shrift in the redevelopment, but are wary that a prolonged delay may hurt equally.

Neha Abraham

· Jun 13, 2017 · 11:30 am