I’ve always felt diffident about our Kali. She seems difficult to explain to the uninitiated.

70 years after Independence it sometimes feels as if Indians are still to develop a funny bone.

It takes only a few hours to fly from Kolkata to Bangkok, and a weekend in Bangkok is quite common. But there’s very little of Thailand in Kolkata.

The arch diocese of Kolkata was set up in 1886, and it's saint is St Francis Xavier. But then along came Mother Teresa

At first he was funny. A bearded man with flowing hair dressed in his garish best, his forearms curly with knots of hair. But Ram Rahim is no ordinary rockstar. He’s a God man.

The Indian Supreme Court caught everyone by surprise, including Sandip Roy.

This August 15th marked 70 years of India’s independence. But this also marks 70 years of one of India’s greatest human tragedies.

Sandip Roy reflects on India’s journey as it turns 70.

A debate about whether Nolan’s Dunkirk whitewashes history is perfectly legitimate but

Sometimes it seems 70 years after Independence India is just unable to shake off its suited and booted colonial hangover.