TRAI protects net neutrality in India; shuts down Free Basics
A news piece for The Guardian
The Guardian / February 2016 / Longreads
Culture writer based in Delhi. I write and tweet in equal measure
A news piece for The Guardian
The Guardian / February 2016 / Longreads
The former editor of Granta talks about the magazine's India issue
Scroll / January 2015 / The Fun Stuff
A tribute to one of India's most respected literary magazines
Scroll / October 2015 / Essays
On Subhas Chandra Bose's place in Indian history
The Wire / February 2016 / Longreads
How a public movement helped protect the internet in India
The Guardian / May 2015 / Longreads
On the Net Neutrality debate in India
The Guardian / May 2015 / Longreads
An interview with Mihir S. Sharma about his book 'Restart'
OZY.com / February 2015 / Ozy
A profile of Anshul Tewari and YouthKiAwaaz.com
OZY.com / January 2015 / Ozy
On Twitter's plans to grow in the country
OZY.com / January 2015 / Ozy
On the Mandal Commission and caste-based politics in India
OZY.com / November 2014 / Ozy
An interview with Justice Leila Seth
OZY.com / November 2014 / Ozy
A profile of chef Manu Chandra
OZY / February 2015 / Ozy
A profile of Ratish Nanda
OZY / October 2014 / Ozy
A profile of The Bansals, founders of Flipkart.com
OZY / September 2014 / Ozy
A chat with Pamela Timms about eating out in Old Delhi
OZY / August 2014 / Ozy
A conversation with Prashant Jha about his book on Nepal
OZY / August 2014 / Ozy
A conversation with Sujata Anandan
Ozy / July 2014 / Ozy
A look at the terrible year that was
OZY / July 2014 / Ozy
The many faces of farcical election reporting
Sunday Guardian / May 2014 / Column
Can India's news magazines survive the internet
Sunday Guardian / May 2014 / Column
The impact of international digital publications on the Indian media landscape
Sunday Guardian / May 2014 / Column
On why Narendra Modi's swearing-in wasn't an inauguration
Sunday Guardian / May 2014 / Column
What does Modi's victory mean for his supporters
Sunday Guardian / May 2014 / Column
A conversation with writer Sam Miller about his new book
India Ink | The New York Times / February 2014 / India Ink | The New York Times
On the evolution of item numbers in Hindi cinema
Motherland / August 2014 / Essays
On Lala Deen Dayal
Time Out Delhi / November 2010 / Time Out Delhi / [Pdf , 105 KB]
A profile of Swapan Dasgupta
Ozy.com / June 2014 / Ozy
A conversation with Samanth Subramanian
Ozy.com / May 2014 / Ozy
The new faces of news TV in India
The Sunday Guardian / April 2014 / Column
First instalment of a column on the media.
The Sunday Guardian / April 2014 / Column
A conversation with Ira Trivedi about her new book India in Love
Ozy.com / April 2014 / Ozy
Why are Indians obsessed with getting into the record books
HT Brunch / December 2013 / The Fun Stuff
A conversation with the editor-in-chief of Newslaundry.com
Mumbai Boss / March 2014 / The Fun Stuff
On new French restaurants in Delhi (co-authored with Roshni Bajaj Sanghvi)
Condé Nast Traveller India / February 2014 / The Fun Stuff / [Pdf , 337 KB]
A look at early internet cultures in India
Indian Express / April 2013 / Longreads
On Steakhouse, Delhi's first fancy grocery store
India Ink | The New York Times / January 2014 / India Ink | The New York Times
A conversation with Tarquin Hall about the Vish Puri books
Mumbai Boss / December 2013 / The Fun Stuff
Eating around in the neighborhood
Time Out Delhi / September 2010 / Time Out Delhi / [Pdf , 142 KB]
On Tamil pulp fiction translated into English
Time Out Delhi / July 2010 / Time Out Delhi / [Pdf , 129 KB]
A piece about jazz music and movie halls in post-partition Delhi
Time Out Delhi / December 2010 / Time Out Delhi / [Pdf , 99.5 KB]
On Polish poster art
Time Out Delhi / May 2011 / Time Out Delhi / [Pdf , 121 KB]
A piece about Sir Sobha Singh, the builder of New Delhi
Time Out Delhi / August 2010 / Time Out Delhi / [Pdf , 104 KB]
A piece of long-form journalism about Twitter's plans for India
The Caravan / December 2013 / Longreads
Rana Dasgupta talks about Capital, his first work of non-fiction about contemporary Delhi
India Ink | The New York Times / January 2014 / India Ink | The New York Times
A piece about Raja Ravi Varma and his influence on calendar art
India Ink | The New York Times / June 2013 / India Ink | The New York Times
A profile of Vijay Nair, the founder of Only Much Louder
The Caravan / October 2012 / Longreads
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