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Vikram and Pagryan hit snooze: India’s moon landing

Vikram and Pagryan hit snooze: India’s moon landing

After a successful moon landing, Vikram and Pagryan roamed the moon’s southern hemisphere until scientists put them to bed. We wonder if they will wake
Great Expectations launches with Pooja Ghai, Esh Alladi, and Tanika Gupta MBE FRSL

Great Expectations launches with Pooja Ghai, Esh Alladi, and Tanika Gupta MBE FRSL

Samina Ali hosted a launch event for the Royal Exchange and Tamasha’s South Asian reimagining of Charles Dickesn’ Great Expectations, with a panel made up of Pooja Ghai, Esh Alladi, and Tanika Gupta MBE FRSL
Life of Pi – showcase with Lolita Chakrabarti OBE and Finn Caldwell

Life of Pi – showcase with Lolita Chakrabarti OBE and Finn Caldwell

Ahead of its first ever UK tour, Life of Pi held a showcase at The Lowry, where it plays over the holiday season – with special guests Lolita Chakrabarti OBE and Finn Caldwell
What even is curry? A colonial misunderstanding we’ve never been able to shake

What even is curry? A colonial misunderstanding we’ve never been able to shake

A dish from nowhere, yet eaten everywhere. What even is curry?
Review: Bombay Superstar

Review: Bombay Superstar

Bombay Superstar, a cheesy, feminist, brand-new Bollywood musical, is enticing audiences at The Lowry
The Lowry transports us from Salford to Bombay

The Lowry transports us from Salford to Bombay

Bombay Superstar, the 50th show from Phizzical and a brand-new musical based on classic Bollywood films, is coming to The Lowry
The Lowry invites you to stay the night (in Jaipur)

The Lowry invites you to stay the night (in Jaipur)

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, a new stage adaptation of These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach OBE FRSL, is heading to The Lowry
A month in Delhi re-taught me why I wanted to be a journalist

A month in Delhi re-taught me why I wanted to be a journalist

A summer internship turns into a privilege check in the face of protestors and poverty, sparking new life in a young journalist
What next for UK-India relations following the farmers’ protests?

What next for UK-India relations following the farmers’ protests?

India condemns the British Parliament’s response to the farmers’ protests, but what will this mean for future relations?
2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction long-list: Burnt Sugar

2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction long-list: Burnt Sugar

Burnt Sugar is the debut novel by Avni Doshi. The book has just been recognised by the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction long list, and it deserves a spot on the shortlist.
Why aren’t we talking about the Indian farmers’ protests?

Why aren’t we talking about the Indian farmers’ protests?

Farmers across India are taking to the streets to protest their governments new agricultural laws
India record superb win over Australia and what this means for world cricket

India record superb win over Australia and what this means for world cricket

Luke Keohane discusses the exciting result of the Indian test tour in Australia, and its effects on the cricketing wold
There’s Far-mer where they came from: The Indian farmers’ protests

There’s Far-mer where they came from: The Indian farmers’ protests

The ongoing Indian farmers’ protests are the latest in a history of non-violent mass protests against governments that ignore the needs of their people, as Annie Dabb lays out
Women’s T20 World Cup: A perfect ending

Women’s T20 World Cup: A perfect ending

Tim Benson examines a spectacular T20 World Cup
The BJP and its controversial Citizenship Law

The BJP and its controversial Citizenship Law

Krish Kakar argues that the BJP party is creating stark religious divides in India
Truth in fiction: Arundhati Roy

Truth in fiction: Arundhati Roy

Books Editor Shaheena discusses Arundhati Roy, an Indian author whose fiction shines a light on injustices in her home country
Event Preview: India Week 2019

Event Preview: India Week 2019

The Indian Society of Manchester will be celebrating everything Indian in their flagship event
The role of history in society and how its been abused

The role of history in society and how its been abused

Armand Azra looks at the ways history can be appropriated, rewritten and abused by undemocratic and nationalistic campaigns, as he sees happening in Malaysia today
Suicide by stupidity? Contemporary colonisation by Christian crusaders

Suicide by stupidity? Contemporary colonisation by Christian crusaders

Jay Darcy argues that the recent death of US Missionary John Chau was not a murder but a reasonable act of self-defence by an ancient and protected society
Alastair Cook: a cricket legend retrospective

Alastair Cook: a cricket legend retrospective

His 147 helped lead England to a 4-1 series win