This POST OFFICE was once a court
Divya Suri rediscovers the Kakori Train Robbery special court
August 9 was a historic day for small town Kakori. In 1925 on that day, freedom fight...
Our fearless freedom fighters
It may have happened nearly nine decades ago but every August is a thrilling reminder of the Kakori incident that took place in a village of the same ...
Free but Fearful
This Independence Day Mehru Jaffer finds out why fear rules the life of so many youngsters, particularly women
On the eve of yet another indepen- d...
Singing their way through University
Kakul Hai finds out what brought 13 British student-musicians to Lucknow recently?
Dressed in blue T-shirts and shorts, this group of 13 Oxford Uni...
Here is to you Zohra Sehgal!
Zohra Sehgal died at the age of 102 years last month. She was one of the first Indian actresses to achieve a truly international profile, with roles i...
Funny, But Not Frightening
A thing is funny when in some way it is not actually offensive or frightening but it upsets the established order.
George Orwell in a 1945 essay titl...
Bollywood Bonds
Amit Ranjan would like to see the love affairs between India and Pakistan on reel translated into real life
In 2013, the Hindi film industry, popul...
Beautiful Bones
Nishita Banerjee finds her way through the lanes and bylanes of the old city in search of handicrafts made from bones
In the midst of the hustle an...
Palestinian Lessons in Life
Rafeef Ziadah is a third-generation Palestinian refugee and a captivating spoken word artist. Her music and poetry is inspired by socio-political them...
Where are Muslims when other minorities are hurt?
Jawed Naqvi scratches his memory in vain to remember when a Muslim body last intervened on behalf of Sikhs or Dalits, or Christians
It is axiomatic...