A dog that got its head stuck in a biscuit jar while at the police station (!), an elderly woman imprisoned in her apartment by her brother over a property dispute, a man accused of having sex with his daughter, another man who chose to live on the street rather than in his apartment for reasons he kept to himself, a Dalit set on fire because his son eloped with a Muslim girl, a septuagenerian murdered by a 'teen gigolo mafia' for what turned out to be a stack of two rupee notes.
Dear Bombay: Take a break. Take some Xanax.Share
, is kind enough to point out that I've done something 'few reporters ever have'.
) has a new study out on Wired in which he talks of how the gentrification of NYC has impacted prostitution. He concludes that while it has made sex more expensive, it has also made it respectable. Technology like the internet and cell phones has helped prostitutes 'professionalize their trade', and, as a result, 'control their image, set their prices, and sidestep some of the pimps, madams, and other intermediaries who once took a share of the revenue.' As the trade has grown less risky and more lucrative,' writes Venkatesh, 'it has attracted some middle-class women seeking quick tax-free income.'
' author Gyan Prakash and me.
on the subject of his roots, race, and the impact of both on his writing.
, Martin Amis
, Ahdaf Soueif
, Basharat Peer and Mirza Waheed.