The Invisible Passenger
The April 2026 voyage of the MV Hondius turned tragic when passengers began falling ill with a fatal respiratory condition, later identified as the Andes strain of hantavirus. This outbreak serves as a stark reminder of the unpredictable nature of zoonotic diseases and the rapid adaptation of RNA viruses. By examining the ship's incident alongside historical pandemics, the article underscores the hidden biosecurity vulnerabilities of global travel and highlights the critical need for sustained investment in public health preparedness.
There Was Life of a ‘Pi’, and Then There Is Life of an ‘I’
We fled Kashmir overnight, hidden in the back of a truck, eighteen souls pr
Rendezvous With My Master, My Soul Friend & An introduction To Mahavtaar Babaji
I met Dr. Uday Shah, spiritual scientist and authority on aura research, at
CRISPR Partner: The Urge to Edit Love
Love rarely announces itself as control; it arrives as care, wrapped in sug
The Roundabout View of Life!
Roundabouts are more than just traffic calming devices; they offer valuable
The Instagram Traveller: The One Kind I Will Judge
Live and let live, I said. Every journey is valid, I said. I meant it. I ta
A piece of Naveed … lifetime of memories
Making telvor in her kitchen, Deepa Kaul finds herself transported back to
In Focus
Cultural Legacy – Whom does it belong to?
Migration is as old as humanity itself, yet the struggle to define “home” and “heritage” is more relevant than ever. As people are uprooted, by choice or by crisis, their stories, memories and traditions travel with them, weaving new threads into the fabric of their adopted lands. But as communities strive to preserve their cultural identity, a question lingers: does their legacy become part of their new home, or does it remain forever tied to the land they left behind? This article explores the journeys of displaced peoples, from Parsis in India to Kashmiri Pandits in Delhi and asks: who truly owns a cultural legacy?
Editor's Desk
Growing Up To The Crackle
In October 1983, Kapil Dev's newly crowned World Champions came to Kashmir, and a young child heard it all through the crackle of a battered transistor perched on the almirah like a deity. Cricket arrived not through screens but through static, through a small box that made distant stadiums feel close and strangers feel like family. This is a memoir about growing up where the transistor took center stage, where commentary from Eden Gardens and Chepauk drifted through walls, and where cricket's faithful were swept so completely off their feet that the whole world outside simply ceased to exist.


