Dark 'n' Light has published the winner of their short fiction contest: Antarctica by Michael Allen Rose. A frozen, lifeless, Sisyphean eternity, where two survivors are trapped in a vicious cycle of too little & just enough. darknlight.com/projects/short… darknlight.com/projects/short…

What was once designed as a utilitarian chair for government employees in Chandigarh has now become a sought-after design classic. Following the journey of the Chandigarh chair, Nia Thandapani looks at the ethics and mechanics of revival. darknlight.com/projects/artic…

A look at the viability, ethics and importance of Project Cheetah, through the eyes of Dr. YV Jhala, the scientist who helmed the project, and Prerna Singh Bindra, previously a member of the Standing Committee of India’s National Board for Wildlife. darknlight.com/cataplisms/pro…

Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy, is the beauty of all things imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. We harbour our own army of micro artists — the gut microbiome. Dr. Sudha Neelam writes for us. darknlight.com/projects/artic…

In the second instalment of Cat Fight, a part of the Cataplisms project, we explore two opposing perspectives on Protected Areas, and discuss the concerns surrounding “fortress conservation.” More here: darknlight.com/cataplisms/pro…

The Interplay Between the Past, Present, and Future of the Himalayas: An Interview with Dr. Sonali Gupta An anthropological archaeologist builds a knowledge centre in Shimla to preserve and celebrate the region’s heritage and history. darknlight.com/projects/inter…

History Doesn’t Repeat Itself But It Often Rhymes* While putting together Abu’s World—an exhibition of the work of iconic cartoonist Abu Abraham—Joshua Muyiwa contemplates notions of nationalism, identity, and the role of humour in politics. darknlight.com/projects/perso…

Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey monomyth has had an outsized impact on storytelling for past decades. In this essay we examine the pitfalls of the dominant heteronormative narrative and the need for diverse storytellers. darknlight.com/projects/perso…

In this reflective personal essay, Shrishtee Bajpai writes about her childhood as a young girl, the tentative freedom afforded to women in bigger cities, and the unfettered joys of discovering yourself in nature. darknlight.com/projects/perso…

Shalini Singh documents a unique media repository, PARI, that focuses on the stories from India’s vast countryside, upturning both the dominant narratives of what India is and mainstream media practices in the process. darknlight.com/projects/perso…

'MaraTime: Time as Decay & Renewal' In the fifth installment of the ‘Time and Tide’ series, Tasneem Khan invites us to look through the veil that separates birth and death, beginnings and ends, into the liminal and rich ‘thin places’ and ecotones. darknlight.com/projects/perso…

"The coasts we inhabit pulse with paradox. Shiver. Ooze. Sprout. Echo. Grieve. Drift. Rupture. Glow. Bloom. Time doesn’t simply pass on the shoreline—it clings and cracks, ferments and foams, bursts forth and dissolves." More from Tasneem Khan here: darknlight.com/projects/perso…

Above and below, endings and beginnings blur—life mirrored, suspended, and endlessly remade. Tasneem Khan invites us to look through the veil that separates birth and death, beginnings and ends, into the liminal and rich ‘thin places’ and ecotones. darknlight.com/projects/perso…

It was so fascinating to research about whaling history for this marine horror comic! 🐳🌊

Listen to Paul Abraham meditate on the relationship between big cats and Indian artists, in 'The Art of the Cat' darknlight.com/cataplisms/the…

Stunning imagery and gorgeous writing await you in Tasneem Khan's latest essay for our Time and Tide series. Read it here: darknlight.com/projects/perso…

Read Tasneem Khan's stunning essay in its entirety here: darknlight.com/projects/perso…

Season 4 of #ArcxPodcast is here! In episode one, host Anjali sits down with Gigi Ganguly to discuss her debut collection of short stories, Biopeculiar: Stories of an Uncertain World, the peculiar case of Elon Musk, K-dramas and more. Listen now: darknlight.com/podcast/arcx-s…

The new season of Arcx is here. First up, a fascinating chat with Gigi Ganguly who is thoughtful, funny, and loves puns as much as I do.

Weekend Listen sorted courtesy #ArcxPodcast hosted by Anjali.