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What If Glaciers Melted?

Experts have been sounding warnings about glaciers melting at an accelerated rate for decades now. Kerala's disastrous floods prove how destructive a watery disaster can be. What should we expect in case of a glacial meltdown?

#VALUE! April 9, 2016

Pop Culture

Hail Mario, Full of Grace

Years before we had God of War, an Italian plumber was the de facto face of video games. On the eve of the 35th anniversary of Donkey Kong, we celebrate the legacy of “Jumpman”.

Kaushik April 6, 2016

People

Mobile Mics of Chhattisgarh

In the media-dark zones of rural India, life and death issues go unreported. Shubhranshu Choudhary, who bagged the Google digital activism award in 2014, brings light to that dark.

Karanjeet Kaur April 5, 2016

Animals

My Years with a Killer Elephant

If you don’t believe love can be blind, allow us to introduce you to Sajid, the devoted mahout of a murderous pachyderm.

Kripa Krishnan April 5, 2016

Vice

The Secret Society of Self-Harm

Blood has always been a testament to human emotions – anger, love, bravery, grief. And cutting themselves seems almost a rite of passage for the angsty teenage soul.

Kripa Krishnan April 5, 2016

Pop Culture

Write George, Write Like the Wind

Happy Birthday George R R Martin! Hope you’re celebrating it with a pen in your hand.

Tanvi Dhulia April 4, 2016

Sports

Under the Weight of the Dirty D Word

Long before Narsingh Yadav, there was Monika Devi. The heartbreaking story of a weightlifter caught in a doping scandal hours before her flight to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics.

Shail Desai April 2, 2016

Love and Sex

Ed Hardy & Other Absolute Nos

In a world of too many greys, it is comforting to have some black-or-white absolutes. Like knowing you couldn’t date a guy with a dog named Tuffy.

Simran Kapoor April 1, 2016

Pop Culture

Hey Potheads, Leave the Food Alone

Stoners bug me because they eat everything. They open the fridge, and they start polishing off all its contents – even the salt and pepper and half-cut nimbu and salad dressing.