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Chatroom 12: The Evolution of Indian Blues, or Bidesia
February 17, 2021
In the late 1800s, the British took Indians to Fiji to work on plantations. There, they would sing bidesia, lamenting for a lost homeland.
Chatroom 10: Encounters with India's Maneaters
January 20, 2021
We are increasingly sharing space with predators and wild animals. We learn how to co-exist from Nayanika Mathur
Chatroom 6: You're being tracked: Pandemic Capitalism
November 18, 2020
A public health vacuum left by governments over decades is being filled by tech companies, which have stepped up surveillance
Chatroom 4: The water carriers of Calcutta and other matters
October 21, 2020
Colonial cities lack proper water and sanitation -- and sometimes employ water carriers. We speak to Pratik Chakrabarti
The Most Ancient Medicine (Chatroom #3)
October 07, 2020
Folk Healing is the most ancient form of medicine. G. Hariramamurthi has visited more than 12,000 villages across India to document folk medicine practices