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Apr 24, 20235 min read
THE STONE 'MAHAL' OF FATEHPUR SIKRI AND INDOMITABLE RAIS MIYA
by MIHIR SRIVASTAVA Ayazuddin Chisti, popularly known as Rais Miyan, is the 18th direct descendent of Hazrat Salim Chishti, the Sufi sage...
Apr 21, 20234 min read
GREENR IS THE FRESH EMBLEM OF HEALTHY LIVING
The man behind Greenr--VAIBHAV NAGORI--has a vision for healthy living. Food is just a part of it. He is about to launch a pioneering...
Apr 18, 20236 min read
ATIQ AHMED: THE MAKING AND THE UNMAKING OF A MAFIA
His life and death was an aberration to the rule of law. by MIHIR SRIVASTAVA Atiq Ahmed was dead before he knew he was being killed. The...
Apr 14, 20235 min read
​MODI AND THE BIG CATS!
Big cats, a leader, a cop and a hunting tribe. Wildlife protection like art requires royal patronage, and the political will. The Asiatic...
Apr 11, 20234 min read
A CHRONICLER OF THE GODDESSES
BY MIHIR SRIVASTAVA Self-assured, Beena, is never in a hurry. Things happen around her. There’s a certain calm in her persona that’s...
Apr 5, 20235 min read
YOGA TEACHER IN A SUIT
BY MIHIR SRIVASTAVA Zubin Atré doesn’t fall into a category. He is in his own category. A man who has travelled the world has a strong...
Apr 4, 20233 min read
JUBANASHWA MISHRA DID 28 JOBS IN 28 WEEKS IN 28 CITIES AT THE AGE OF 28. WROTE A BOOK ABOUT IT.
BY MIHIR SRIVASTAVA A small town boy from Orissa had big plans. Jubanashwa Mishra, was bored with his secured life. He wanted some...
Apr 4, 20236 min read
THE HIMALAYAS HEALED JONO LINEEN By Mihir Srivastava
Jono Lineen wrote a beautiful experiential book of travelling on foot across the Himalayas: Into the Heart of the Himalayas. I felt like...
Apr 3, 20233 min read
YOU DON'T LOSE A DEAR ONE. THEIR ABSENCE FEELS LIKE PRESENCE.
BY MIHIR SRIVASTAVA SHE entered the room and no one could ignore HER. This is nearly ten years after HER mortal demise. The elder of her...
Feb 16, 20235 min read
A NIGHT OUT IN THE ALTERNATE LEIPZIG WITH A BUNCH OF AFFABLE LOONIES - By Mihir Srivastava
THE GERMAN CITY OF LEIPZIG has a prestigious university and a fairly active reverberating counter-cultural scene. I, the traveller, was...
Feb 16, 20235 min read
THE RED BLANKET: A YOUNG GIRL’S ACCOUNT OF THE ORDEAL OF THE PARTITION
BY LIVLEEN BHAGAT I wasn't even four years old when India gained freedom. This year India celebrated 75 years of Independence. My...
Feb 15, 20237 min read
THE SHELLING HOUSE–A MODERN DAY COMMUNE
BY MIHIR SRIVASTAVA It was the midnight of August 16 when I entered here. My friend, Johannes, a PhD candidate at Tübingen University,...
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