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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
All the Religions of India
World + People
Dreams and Visions

All the Religions of India

Although predominantly Hindu, the Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four major world religions—and is tolerant of many more.
Maciej Wesołowski
A Beautiful Mind
Soul + Body
Breathe In

A Beautiful Mind

He had two lives. For Europe, Rabindranath Tagore he was a mystical wise man, and for India, a troublesome prophet. But above all, he was a believer in human unity. What has survived of his belief in a united world?
Paulina Wilk
The Babus of Nayanjore
Art + Stories
Fiction

The Babus of Nayanjore

A short story by the Bengali polymath about the clash between different classes and generations—and between tradition and modernity.
Rabindranath Tagore
Where Trees Devour Houses
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Where Trees Devour Houses

The capital of West Bengal is a young city that appears unable to escape the memory of a more prosperous past. Yet slowly but surely, Kolkata is changing.
Paulina Wilk
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