Vasudevan Sridharan
26 November 2025
Welcome to AI city
A city of tech parks and start-ups, Bidadi is the very image of India's digital rise
Read the full article05 November 2025
India’s marriages of convenience
The prevalence of ‘lavender marriages’ show both the progress and the gaps in the country’s journey towards accepting LGBTQ+ people
Read the full article08 October 2025
The people hanging by a thread in India
As Bengaluru continues to expand, hair pickers quietly shoulder a job no one else wants
Read the full article17 September 2025
Living among the tigers
Tiger conservation projects have become more than protecting the animal, they're about the cracks in Indian society and the people who are left behind
Read the full article27 August 2025
India’s stray dog problem
With 50 to 60 million dogs on the streets, India’s cities have struggled for decades to balance compassion for animals with the duty to protect human life
Read the full article23 July 2025
Working with gold in India has lost its glister
Without structural support, the country’s living tradition of artisanal goldwork teeters on the edge of extinction
Read the full article09 July 2025
India’s tortured, sacred slaves
In the southern state of Kerala, temple elephants are dying young due to cruelty, neglect and exploitation
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