Vikram Chandrashekar
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The Laughing Buddha
A short story about a Brahmin priest’s couple from Dakshina Kannada who move to Bangalore and then back to their village for their son’s education and heritage, following the family…
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Namma EN
A personal recollection of buying a white Maruti Zen on 19 to 21 September 2002, with a friend arranging the loan and delivery in two days, and how the car…
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Culture
Storage and Transport systems of the Great Indian middle class :A “Case“study
A light, nostalgic essay on the dabbas of the Indian middle class: engraved steel vessels, multi-layer tiffin carriers and hot cases, and the saved restaurant containers no household throws away,…
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Hurry up! Don’t miss out! Quick!
The author asks whether Indians are losing something by hurrying everything, from children’s schooling and entrance exams to queue-jumping, instant payments and ten-minute food delivery, and wonders whether a slower,…
