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The Pariah Porcupine
The Pariah Porcupine
Personal Essay
The AI Sermon and the Wet Knot
The AI Sermon and the Wet Knot
Technology
Aimless With Mangoes
Aimless With Mangoes
Personal Essay
The Nationalization of Shame
The Nationalization of Shame
Personal Essay
The Brain Scrap Yard
The Brain Scrap Yard
Personal Essay
RO Water, Abu Dhabi Rent, and a Calcutta Room
RO Water, Abu Dhabi Rent, and a Calcutta Room
Personal Essay
Slow Poisoning Republic
Slow Poisoning Republic
Society
The Nethermost Layer of Dinner
The Nethermost Layer of Dinner
Personal Essay
The Great Indian Fence-Sitter
The Great Indian Fence-Sitter
Society
Chyavana and the Refusal to Rot Quietly
Chyavana and the Refusal to Rot Quietly
Personal Essay
I Like Fish, But I Refuse to Worship Rot
I Like Fish, But I Refuse to Worship Rot
Society
Settled Water
Settled Water
Short Fiction
Milk Teeth of the City
Milk Teeth of the City
Short Fiction
Bengali Tintin In The Republic Of Garbage
Bengali Tintin In The Republic Of Garbage
Satire
The Cockroach Party and the Politics of Being Insulted
The Cockroach Party and the Politics of Being Insulted
Politics
Hedonist Hollow Men on the Selfie Treadmill
Hedonist Hollow Men on the Selfie Treadmill
Society
India’s Noise Machine and the Small Man Under It
India’s Noise Machine and the Small Man Under It
Politics
Nostril Hairs and the Tainted Calcutta Summer
Nostril Hairs and the Tainted Calcutta Summer
Personal Essay
The Classification and Variety of Rotting People in Calcutta
The Classification and Variety of Rotting People in Calcutta
Calcutta
Shallow Water, Loud Television
Shallow Water, Loud Television
Essay
Samir Ranjan Das and the Visual Mind
Samir Ranjan Das and the Visual Mind
Personal
Trying to Write About Healthcare IT While the Ceiling Paint Falls Into the Dal
Trying to Write About Healthcare IT While the Ceiling Paint Falls Into the Dal
Healthcare IT
Bengal Changed Color, Not Yet Character
Bengal Changed Color, Not Yet Character
Politics and Society
Chronic Traumatic Nihilism From Calcutta
Chronic Traumatic Nihilism From Calcutta
Personal Essay
The Kolkata Bat Waiting for a Bus
The Kolkata Bat Waiting for a Bus
Personal Essay
The Painful Tooth Fairy
The Painful Tooth Fairy
Personal Essay
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Political Promises and the Hard Floor of Reality
Politics
The Contender Who Would Not Compete
The Contender Who Would Not Compete
Personal Essay
The Educated Horror of Having Nowhere to Go
The Educated Horror of Having Nowhere to Go
Society
When Structure Loses Its Map
When Structure Loses Its Map
Society
Facial Pleasure Receipts
Facial Pleasure Receipts
Culture
Jogar, Jugaad, and the Greedy Improvisation of India
Jogar, Jugaad, and the Greedy Improvisation of India
India
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Why Myths Multiply When Randomness Is Left Unexplained
Mental Models
Universal Basic Income in India After Work Stops Being a Promise
Universal Basic Income in India After Work Stops Being a Promise
political economy
Pests we love
Pests we love
natural history
Bassline, Backhoe, Breath
Bassline, Backhoe, Breath
Personal
Driving the Accord
Driving the Accord
personal
The Bengali Baby
The Bengali Baby
Personal Essay