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Stray Birds
Art + Stories
Art

Stray Birds

"I cannot choose the best. The best chooses me." A selection of illustrated short poems, written by the great modernizer of Bengali art and culture.
Rabindranath Tagore
The Language of the Gods
World + People
The Other School

The Language of the Gods

It is one of the world’s oldest languages and belongs to the Indo-European family, meaning that Sanskrit is still alive and well today—at home and abroad.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Janusz Korczak’s Indian Dream
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Janusz Korczak’s Indian Dream

The Polish pedagogue and children’s author developed an interest in the religions and culture of India and beyond, which informed his worldview amid the brutality of war.
Agnieszka Witkowska-Krych
The Wheels of Energy
Soul + Body
Good Mood

The Wheels of Energy

Ancient Hindu and Buddhist Tantra describe various focal points on the human body, which can be “worked” on to attain physical and psychological benefits.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Those Who Dispel the Darkness
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Those Who Dispel the Darkness

The Hindu spiritual teachers of the subcontinent play an important role in everyday life, acting as exemplary guides. Yet they are not without their controversies.
Maciej Wesołowski
Stop Singing in the Shower
World + People
Nature

Stop Singing in the Shower

Access to clean water is far from a universal right across the globe. We must urgently address this, before it’s too late.
Maciej Wesołowski
An Open Home, A Wandering Home
World + People
Dreams and Visions

An Open Home, A Wandering Home

A home is not simply a place of residence; it is part of one’s identity. What does the concept of home mean for those living in poverty?
Paulina Wilk
I Don’t Believe in Blind Idealism
Art + Stories
Experiences

I Don’t Believe in Blind Idealism

Katarzyna Boni, author of the reportage “Auroville: The City Made of Dreams”, talks about the difficulties of establishing (and writing about) utopian societies.
Stasia Budzisz
A Tiger Won’t Look You in The Eye
World + People
Nature

A Tiger Won’t Look You in The Eye

Between the fertile planes of Bengal and the waters of the Indian Ocean stretches an archipelago of green islands that disappear in the sea twice a day. Indians believe that only those pure of heart have a chance of surviving in the forest labyrinth of the Ganges Delta.
Paulina Wilk
The Monsoon Empire
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Monsoon Empire

In monsoon season, India is governed by the irrepressible rhythms of water. The rain brings destruction, but it also brings an abundance of life.
Paulina Wilk