एक कहानी, बस यूं ही
An isspecial cutting chai to mark 10 years of Cutting the Chai specially brewed by the Chaiwali, Varsha Choudhury. A not-so-long story, but in many parts. The beginning: बड़ी वफ़ा…Continue Reading →
Listen: Indira Gandhi announcing the Emergency on All India Radio, June 26, 1975
President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the ‘Proclamation of Emergency‘ on the night of June 25, 1975, but it was in…
40th anniversary of Emergency: The unofficial Google doodle
(This post is a part of a series on the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency in India) This…
Proclamation of Emergency, as published in The Gazette of India 40 years ago
(This is the first in a series of posts on 40 years of Emergency) 40 years ago on June 25, 1975 that the President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed toed…Continue Reading →
International Day of Yoga: The unofficial (animated) Google doodle
Noticed some people lamenting on social media about the absence of a Google doodle to mark the first International Day…
The best of Charles Correa (1930-2015)
Goodbye! Charles Correa (1930-2015), one of India’s finest architects and urban planners. Some of his best works captured within an…
Whether it is tea or sex, consent is everything
Sex is great. More people should have more sex. But only when it is consensual. The problem is many people do not actually understand consent. But all of us should.…Continue Reading →
Audio of Swami Vivekananda’s 1893 Chicago speech going viral on WhatsApp is fake
Was wondering about sudden spike in interest in a 2012 post on Swami Vivekananda’s 1893 Chicago address. Soon a forwarded…
New emoji: Maggi fan after Maggi ban
After tests find lead and MSG in samples of Maggi, many state governments have placed temporary bans on the sale…
10 years of Cutting the Chai: A decade of moulding the digital clay
2005 – it seems like so long a time ago (in fact, it is). Only birds tweeted back then and Facebook was ‘Thefacebook’ confined to a few elite US colleges.…Continue Reading →