Hima Das: The Girl Who Chases Time (Profile)
A profile of sprinter Hima Das published as the cover story for Sunday Magazine, Eye
The Indian Express / July 2018
Journalist | The Indian Express | Assam | tora.agarwala@gmail.com | @toramatix
A profile of sprinter Hima Das published as the cover story for Sunday Magazine, Eye
The Indian Express / July 2018
Is being Assamese a question of language, religion, ethnicity, or citizenship? As the NRC exercise scratches these divides in the state's complicated history and geography, another legislation, Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, has prised open another split.
The Indian Express / July 2018
The metamorphosis of Guwahati, the capital of Assam from a small town to a big city. (A cover story about urbanisation, moral policing and the media for The Indian Express's Sunday Magazine)
The Indian Express / September 2015
Rains in Majuli are not ordinary. With every downpour, the island loses a little bit of itself to the river — A travel piece
The Indian Express / May 2018
All he wanted to do was hurt his neighbour’s business a bit, says a remorseful 22-yr-old. But in the troubled waters of Barpeta, waiting ominously for NRC and surrounded by Muslim villages, the ripples have gone out far.
The Indian Express / June 2018
A Page 1 report from Assam's Nagaon.
The Indian Express / April 2018
Assistant Reporter for a film on Birubala Rabha, a crusader against the practice of witch hunting prevalent in parts of rural Assam.
The New York Times / February 2016
If you were the youngest in a pack of cousins, summer holidays were the best of times and the worst of times. Till you discovered a library of old books. (A personal narrative for the "Nostalgia" special of The Indian Express's Sunday Magazine)
The Indian Express / June 2016
A personal narrative about dealing with chronic illness and pain
The DailyO, India Today / May 2016
Assam’s 80-year-old mobile theatre industry is under fire for rapidly shedding its traditional identity to embrace the contemporary. But it continues to thrive on popular demand. (A piece for the Theatre Special of Hindu's Saturday weekend magazine)
The Hindu / February 2016
In Ahmedabad, architect Bijoy Jain creates a sanctuary for the soul—human and avian—with his signature brand of sustainability (For Architectural Digest's Spaces section)
Architectural Digest, Conde Nast India / March 2017 / [Pdf , 687 KB]
A profile on Padma-Shri award winning architect, BV Doshi pegged around his retrospective in China
Architectural Digest, Conde Nast India / July 2017 / [Pdf , 356 KB]
For the Style Issue of Architectural Digest, a long-form piece about the set design, theatrics and architecture of the most dramatic runways in India and across the world.
Architectural Digest, Conde Nast India / September 2016
At the foothills of the Himalayas, architect Bijoy Jain and Japanese weaver Chiaki Maki dig deep into the earth to create—for a group of local craftspeople—a livelihood, a workspace, and an unassailable sense of belonging.
Architectural Digest, Conde Nast India / September 2017 / [Pdf , 682 KB]
A travelogue from Mawlynnong, believed to be the cleanest village in Asia. (For the annual Travel Issue of The Indian Express's Sunday Eye Magazine)
The Indian Express / May 2012
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