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A small editorial team based in India, supported by a network of contributors. We are independent and not affiliated with any political party, religious institution, or media group.

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No. We commission and edit the Hindi independently. Sometimes the Hindi piece is written first and the English version follows. The two versions sometimes diverge slightly in metaphor or in what feels worth quoting; that is intentional.

We ask three questions. Is the subject important? Can we add something that has not already been said better elsewhere? And is the writing good enough to deserve the reader’s time? If all three are yes, the piece moves toward an edit.

Yes, please do. Send a short paragraph — not a draft — explaining the subject, why it belongs in this magazine, and one or two writers or works you would put on the same shelf. We reply within a week.

For non-commercial uses with proper attribution, almost always yes — write to us first so we can flag any image-rights you need to honour. For commercial reuse, please ask. See the Copyright page for the formal version.

On the same page, with a dated note at the bottom of the article. We do not silently rewrite. Substantive corrections also appear on our Twitter feed.

For factual errors, we correct rather than delete. For genuine right-to-be-forgotten requests, especially around personal information, write to us with the URL and the specific concern. We take such requests seriously.

Yes — a separate feed for each language. You can find both linked in the footer, and most modern readers will auto-discover them from the site.

When we are, the openings appear on our Careers page. When we are not, the page says so plainly. You are welcome to write to us in either case — we keep a small file of writers and translators we hope to work with.