BL Ink

I feel a little intimidated by the flowing locks of Papa CJ. I adjust my own hair in the reflection of his impossibly shiny shoes. His chest is ...

When and how did the hallowed sport of cricket become an eyesore, with meaningless matches played in empty grounds?

A recent edit-a-thon attempts to correct the online gender imbalance by creating Wiki entries for Indian women

The Red Quiz It is April 5, and exactly 57 years ago EMS Namboodripad was elected the first communist chief minister of India. Since I spent my ...

Some critics feel creative writing is a vulgar hybrid, others that it is the mark of a good writer. But the debate lies elsewhere

As outcasts, shunned even by the weakest in society, renunciation was their only refuge

A narrative of neither heroes nor villains, which leaves the reader with a deep understanding of the characters, and affirms that stories are the best way to tell of human lives

Chennai’s new-age ‘food box’ heats and serves food from restaurants across the city in 90 seconds flat

The daughter of a brick kiln worker, theatre-actress Janagi is now a star in a French movie

How hard could it be to work at a laundromat?

In the French capital, where erring bakers have been hung from lampposts in the past, bread is a matter of life and death

Real mail, that is. We follow a Bangalore postman as he offers deliveries and counsel to all

Khushwant Singh didn’t merely stand up for the female orgasm, he stood up for freedom itself

Decoding the myths around the humble and not-so-humble magnet in colonial India

Well into March this year, we were still in three layers and a shawl in North India. Climate change, anyone?

Nagma might be a vision in yellow in Meerut, but she is quick to prove that she knows the pulse of the city and the ways of politics

Warming up to the Arctics in Lapland

On the campaign trail of a debutant BSP candidate in the busy lanes of East Delhi

The Red Quiz It’s Utpal Dutt’s 85th birth anniversary. Few remember that Dutt, a committed leftist, was imprisoned for several months in 1965 for ...

Politics, the last bastion of old men, is now placing a premium on youth too

It is easy to assume that forest fires are destructive. But a closer examination proves that when managed properly they aren’t just beneficial, but essential

Grabhouse uses social media to keep out brokers and help students and young professionals find the perfect rental accommodation