Sandip Roy

Trump’s tariff war has left a very sweet and sought after casualty on the docks. Mangos.

As Indians celebrate the 140th birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray another story is coming to light. How a humble business man became his most ardent fan and producer.

In a world where we communicate more than ever across time zones and borders Sandip Roy considers the value of a handwritten letter.

We have become a country of food pop-ups and one where everyone’s food sticks in someone else’s craw. As the political row over the Chittaranjan Park fish market shows when someone is ready to fish in troubled waters even a red herring will do.

Happy New Year! April 15th was the Bengali New Year, but the LAST day of the year means the Charak Mela!

A group trying to save Kolkatas historic trams makes a case that the old streetcars actually benefit the mangroves of the Sundarbans.

A new approach at the Indian Museum in Kolkata is blending up some interesting pairings. Sandip Roy goes for a visit.

Social media was meant to bear witness to our daily lives. Now it might well become a witness for the prosecution.Sandip Roy explains.

March 3rd was World Wildlife Day and Sandip remembers his very first literary autograph, from Gerald Durrell.

A lot of people think of Indians as the “model minority.” Hard working, paying taxes and fitting in. But Trump’s focus on Indian immigrants has added another layer to their ‘American’ story.