Empowering through education — With pepper spray and self-defence classes, Indian women are preparing to fight back against their attackers. Huck meets the woman leading the charge.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The Pelvis of Kharagpur — Raja Danapat is India's self-proclaimed “twin brother” of Elvis. Now 75, he lives his life following the guiding light of the late Elvis Presley.
Written by: Alex King
A new exhibition and a new lawsuit — The first Instagram art show in Calcutta opened last week, and across the world Richard Prince was sued for photos he used at a show in New York. Increased access to images means more possibilities for art, but it's not necessarily for the better.
The Magazine Evangelist — Paper Planes Founder Nupur Joshi Thanks is reviving print by introducing India to the joys of boutique magazines.
Written by: Rob Boffard
Skating, educating and building community — Author, futurist and community activist Ulrike Reinhard founded Janwaar Castle to reinvigorate a rural village through skateboarding.
Written by: Alex King
The Red Light Kid — Photography gave Avijit Halder a way out, but it was an unlikely friendship with Academy Award winner Zana Briski that set fire to his homegrown vision.
Written by: Avijit Halder
Ice, sewage and the Beijing smog creatively reimagined — Angered by the environmental chaos on their doorsteps, artists turn to their craft to vent their frustrations.
Written by: Adam White
Waves of change — Pioneering Indian surfer Ishita Malaviya is one in a billion. And now her childhood constraints are a thing of the past.
Written by: Jack Kenyon
Journey Galactiko — Underground graffiti collective Broken Fingaz spring up in LA for a mesmerising show that takes on sex, death, Indian spirituality and capitalist advertising.
Written by: Alex King
Palaces of Memory — Photographer Stuart Freedman documents the decline Indian coffee houses – hotbeds of counterculture – in new book Palaces of Memory.
Written by: Michael Fordham