There’s the airport selfie with “new beginnings,” a tearful goodbye to family, and an Instagram caption full of dreams. But give it a few months — and the excitement fades into something quieter. The ...

To outsiders, India seems like a homogeneous monolith. Proof? Ask Indians how many times they have been questioned, "Do you speak Indian?" Far from this myth, India is home to hundreds of languages, ...

THIS month India will mark 78 years since it unshackled itself from Britain. In that time it has risen from being a desperately poor country reliant on food aid to becoming a net exporter of grain and ...

INDIAN EXPRESS on a Friday evening is always bustling. Diners from all corners of India dig in to kebabs and curries. Kingfisher, an Indian lager, flows freely, and Bollywood music blares from the ...