A crowded contact list can create the appearance of a highly social life without guaranteeing meaningful connection. Increasingly, the more interesting question is not how many people someone knows, but … Read More
A landscape can appear almost unchanged while the systems beneath it are moving in a very different direction. A road can remain level to the eye while the ground beneath … Read More
At one of Delhi’s busiest intersections, thousands of people arrive, change buses, board trains, cross roads and disappear into the city every day. Yet behind that movement stands a place … Read More
There was a time when a community could function almost like a living information network. A neighbor knew who had moved in, which family was struggling, whose child had graduated, … Read More
Shiva is often approached first as a Hindu deity, but his cultural presence extends beyond the boundaries of formal worship. The image of Shiva as Nataraja the Lord of Dance … Read More
A person can accept a job for reasons that have little to do with passion: a paycheck, a rent payment, family responsibilities, a gap in employment, or simply the need … Read More
There is a quiet change happening in how many people think about relationships: having access to someone’s life is increasingly being treated as something that has to be earned rather … Read More
Shiva’s dancing form, known as Nataraja “Lord of Dance” is one of the most recognizable images in Indian religious art. A figure of Shiva dancing within a circle of flames, … Read More
There is a particular kind of friend who disappears without ever becoming a stranger. Years may pass. Phone numbers change. Jobs, marriages, cities and responsibilities reshape everyday life. The messages … Read More
Shiva is often portrayed seated in meditation: eyes lowered or closed, legs crossed, body unmoving, matted hair gathered above his head. The image is so familiar that its deeper meaning … Read More
