Dispatches from Kolkata

The death of a Kolkata teen allegedly because of ragging, or hazing, has re focused attention on bullying in schools and colleges.

India celebrated its 77th Independence Day this week. Sandip talks with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni about the turbulent and traumatic years of Independence.

Barbie has made the color pink a"thing," but in India a Bollywood film is even more pink and it celebrates a shade of pink called Rani Pink.

Our fascination with the Bhagavad Gita.

The release of Barbie the movie seems the perfect excuse to look for the origins of patriarchy with science writer Angela D Saini.

With social media app Threads trying to trip up Twitter, Sandip Roy wonders about why we have the itch to be on these platforms at all.

Sandip takes a ride back in time on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, an UNESCO World Heritage train.

The inclusion of Millets as the main grain of the White House dinner with Narendra Modi signals a sea change in the perception of ancient grains.

The iconic Tupperware made a huge impression in India and still does.

At a time when June is celebrated as Pride month both in Kolkata and San Francisco, Sandip reflects on a what it took to reconcile both parts of one's identity. Queer and South Asian, and all those who helped make it happen.