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Our Daily Bread
From 'lavaas' to 'girda', Kashmir has a delicious array of local breads | #FirstCulture
19 years after debut, Sadagoppan Ramesh takes a trip down memory lane
19 years to the day, amidst soaring tensions inside the Chepauk cauldron in a high-voltage clash against a world-class Pakistan bowling attack, 23-year-old Ramesh had announced his arrival in style and provided India hope. Two years later, he had disappeared. This is his story.
Watashi
'Feeling blue after dying? Don’t worry. Seek help for your post-mortem depression.' Life after death can have depressing consequences (quite literally) | Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture
Analog/Virtual
In a new world where productivity is prized, under-performers are subjected to a strange form of punishment | Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture
A Broken Mould
A pleasure doll discovers she has feelings and a mind of her own | Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture
MAYiHELP
A spy seeking to report a tip comes up against a confounding hurdle — a chatbot assistant | Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture
Epitaph
Coming back to plain old reality when humanity's been living in enhanced VR can be quite a shock! Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture
The Scavenger
A young man working as a scavenger amid the toxic remains of the earth gets a chance he'd only ever dreamed of | Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture
Dhara's Devotees
On an alien planet, a race of refugees attempt to start cultivating crops — to what effect? Presenting #FutureFiction on #FirstCulture
What Ranko Popovic lost to the war
Ranko Popovic, coach for FC Pune City in the Indian Super League, recalls his long journey — from playing on Kosovo's streets, to the international arena
Kashmir's saffron harvest sees sharp decline
Dry spells and improper implementation of government schemes could sound the death knell for the glory days of saffron cultivation in the Kashmir valley | #FWeekend
India and the origins of Zero
Experts are clear that zero, as we know it, is an “Indian” invention — but how, why, and when it first emerged as a distinct mathematical concept is less a story of numbers, and more one of how different cultures looked at the world, how information was disseminated across countries, and how fundamental aspects of different models of philosophy and religion informed our consciousness and interests.
The Wular's young saviour
Kashmiri teen Bilal collects garbage from the Wular to make his living. His efforts to clean up the lake have made him a star
A Million Ways To Die In Delhi
Situations that would evoke mild annoyance elsewhere trigger murderous rage in Delhi, literally unleashing the killer instinct in people
Saina Nehwal's homecoming
Saina Nehwal expects the much-talked-about return to her alma mater to be more success-driven and fruitful than the previous one.
Swaraj at 70
On 13 August, Firstpost began a series titled Swaraj at 70 that examined how different people from various walks of life view the concept of swaraj, aazadi and democracy.
Where are the women in Bengaluru?
In the final part of the gender and public space series, we explore India's IT capital — Bengaluru.
Where are the women in Chennai?
In the third part of the gender and public space series, we explore the streets of Chennai.
Where are the women in Mumbai?
Men outnumber women in the Fort precinct, which is considered the heart of Mumbai.
Where are the women in Kolkata?
In the third part of our series on gender and public space, we explore Kolkata
Where are the women in Delhi?
In an area like Delhi's Connaught Place, one should be able to observe women and men accessing and enjoying the public spaces equally.
Where are the women?
A photo series to document urban women’s experience of accessing public space through photographs in five major cities: Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai.
Yuvraj Singh dropped, MS Dhoni no automatic choice
The present Indian selection committee, given its position on Yuvraj and Dhoni, looks to have embraced Chappell’s philosophy by refusing to be swayed by star culture.
What’s your beef?
In the 14th edition of this column, meet poet Chandramohan S, who offers a Dalit critique on the contentious issue of 'beef'
Love in the Time of Nationalism
In the 13th edition of Bards of Resistance, read the powerful verses of Kannada poet Manjula Hulikunte
A Dalit Woman in the Land of Goddesses
In the 12th edition of Bards of Resistance, meet Telugu-English poet Aruna Gogulamanda.
Talented and improving: Indian Table Tennis on the right track
The current era has impressive cluster of talent. Exciting times lie ahead for Indian table tennis. There are plenty of reasons to be positive about the sport.
Troubled peace
The historical Jamia Masjid has been a hub for Kashmir politics and in more recent years, the battlefield for clashes between Kashmiri youth and security forces.
The hell-pit that is caste
In this 11th edition of Bards of Resistance, meet Urdu poet Jayant Parmar from Ahmedabad