Mumbai
A Look at the Lives of People Separating Waste at One of Asia's Biggest Garbage Dumps
Between battling authorities who have closed off access to their only source of livelihood, harassment by the local mafia and a drug problem, this is the harsh reality of being a ragpicker at India’s Deonar dump.
We Visited the Mumbai Neighbourhood so Polluted It's Been Declared Unfit for Human Habitation
Mahul poses a dystopian and disturbing picture of what happens when you’re forced to live amidst extreme pollution. It’s a story that can only end in death, unless residents somehow scrape together the resources to leave.
17 People Have Drowned During Ganesh Visarjan Festivities in Maharashtra
The festivities took place despite the state seeing immense damage and several deaths due to floods and heavy rainfall.
Study Finds Delhi and Mumbai Are Among the Top 10 Cities in Cannabis Consumption Globally
Amsterdam, where pot is legal, consumed just about a tenth of the cannabis Delhi did in 2018.
A Man Drove His Auto-Rickshaw Onto a Train Platform to Help a Woman in Labour
He was arrested for his good deed, though thankfully, was later released on bail.
Inside India’s Secret Movement of Homebrewers
A small but growing community of people has been geeking out in their kitchens, producing small-batch beers and secretly meeting up to swap tasting notes.
Drag Queens Tell Us Why Dating is So Difficult in India
“I have come across people who jump straight to, ‘I want to fuck you in drag.' These are the people you block in life.”
We Meet the Guy Who Showers in the Middle of India’s Nightclubs
Rajesh Tamang’s side hustle involves pouring free shots down clubgoers’ throats and getting himself real wet in a shower cubicle stationed in nightclubs.
The Anxiety of Coming Out as Bisexual in India
“We’re seen as people who are either lying about our sexuality or going through a phase; that we’re not capable of committed relationships; that we’re confused or just plain greedy for sex.”
How I Lost Myself to India's Chemsex Scene and Overdosed, But Survived to Tell the Story
In the chemsex scene, drug abuse is more than just a health hazard.
Mumbai’s Civic Chief Blames City-Wide Flood on Climate Change
As the Indian city goes down under 550mm of rainfall in two days, the local municipality has a new excuse for its classic lack of preparedness.
A Man in Mumbai Was Arrested for Trying to Sell Whale Vomit for Rs 1.7 Crore
The man was caught at a railway station with 1.3 kgs of ambergris, a wax-like secretion in the endangered species.