Fistful Of Steel
A profile of Mr. India: musician, satirist, parodist.
Open Magazine / September 2017
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A profile of Mr. India: musician, satirist, parodist.
Open Magazine / September 2017
Walking through Hauz Khas Village in times of fear and temporarily heightened security.
Brown Paper Bag / August 2017
The fractured, postmodern tale of Delhi's Turquoise Cottage, or TC, once at the heart of the city's live rock music scene.
Red Bull / August 2017
How standup comedy in Delhi is doing its best to alienate 50% of its prospective audience.
Brown Paper Bag / August 2017
From the ground at the Delhi protests.
Brown Paper Bag / June 2017
A musician's postcard to the guitar street in Lajpat Nagar.
Brown Paper Bag / June 2017
A profile of Prabh Deep, the young Delhi-based rapper.
Open Magazine / May 2017
Profile of noise artist Ruhail Kaizer.
Noisey / May 2017
Looking back at Radiohead's OK Computer.
DailyO / May 2016
Looking at notable Indian albums released this year and the concept of the 'album' (a personal obsession).
Open Magazine / April 2017
How hypernationalism is killing one of sports' greatest joys.
Sunday Magazine - The Hindu / June 2017
A profile of Rahul Giri, the founder of Consolidate.
Business Line Ink / March 2017
An obituary.
DailyO / May 2017
...and how it sucks.
Brown Paper Bag / March 2017
Collection of attempted humour writing for Arre.
Arre / April 2016
A village in despair, ravaged by demonetisation.
Sunday Magazine - The Hindu / November 2017
An interview with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood (in Jodhpur, of all places).
The Sunday Guardian / February 2015
The rise of Indian hip hop.
Rolling Stone / August 2016
St. Jude Bakery, an experimental artsy-fartsy space in Bandra.
Sunday Magazine - The Hindu / May 2016
An underground dance music gig it an abandoned heritage site in Sri Lanka.
Border Movement / August 2016
Notes from a music festival in Jodhpur.
101India / October 2016
The once-upon-a-time decrepit Palika Bazaar, now no more than a pedestrian basement mall.
Sunday Magazine - The Hindu / July 2016
The strange little world of literature festivals.
101India / April 2016
The self-aggrandasing act of 'clever' and mean-spirited to acts such as Taher Shah and others.
DailyO / April 2016
In anticipation of their (at-the-time) approaching but not certain title victory.
DailyO / February 2016
A glimpse into Delhi's underground live rock music scene from a decade ago.
The Sunday Guardian / May 2015
The high-stakes world of kite-flying and its many intricacies.
The Sunday Guardian / January 2015
Discussing 'Junun' with Shye Ben Tzur.
The Quietus / November 2015
Talking to Stuart Braithwaite, the guitar player of Mogwai.
The Sunday Guardian / October 2015
Mike Vennart's sonic leap.
The Sunday Guardian / June 2015
Junun, the stunning documentary by Paul Thomas Anderson.
The Sunday Guardian / October 2015
The PCRC arts mafia in New Delhi.
The Sunday Guardian / June 2015
The time cops busted a DIY gig in Delhi.
Rock Street Journal / March 2014
Chatting about many things with Lee Ranaldo, formerly of Sonic Youth.
Rock Street Journal / September 2013
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