Dispatches from Kolkata

The news that there might be a Disneyland spread over 500 acres of Manesar in Gurugram near New Delhi has set social media afire in India.

Sandip journeys to Thrichy in south India where he understands of what's being said around him. And finds it oddly calming.

The Indian community in America is often seen as uncles and aunties who are just interested in Diwali parties and temples and acting as cheerleaders for the government back home.But in 1975 they did step up for democracy.

As another Pride month comes to a close Sandip asks the question is being visible enough?

Language is a loaded thing around the world these days. In the USA Spanish as a language has become a hot button political issue in some parts. But no one has it as bad as India.

When Sandip came to America on his student visa his biggest concern was weather or not to bring a pressure cooker. Today the concern is a bit more than that.

In a world preoccupied with exerting our rights over a patch of land, Sandip remembers he once I had a patch of sky as well and a clothesline strung across it where his stories could hang out to dry.

Trump’s tariff war has left a very sweet and sought after casualty on the docks. Mangos.

As Indians celebrate the 140th birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray another story is coming to light. How a humble business man became his most ardent fan and producer.

In a world where we communicate more than ever across time zones and borders Sandip Roy considers the value of a handwritten letter.