Ramesh Dobhal keeps his negatives in a tin trunk under his bed. There are thousands of them — 35mm strips in paper sleeves, medium format squares, a few early digital memory cards rubber-banded togeth
On the fifth day after Holi every year, something happens in Dehradun that most outsiders have never heard of. A massive fair — one of the largest in Uttarakhand — takes over the grounds of the Guru R
Robber's Cave — Guchhupani, in the local tongue — is Dehradun's most visited natural attraction. On weekends, the approach road clogs with cars. Vendors line the path selling maize cobs, sugarcane jui
There is no food more argued about in Dehradun than the momo. Everyone has a favourite. Everyone is convinced that their spot is objectively superior to all others, and that anyone who disagrees has s
Drive south from Dehradun's clock tower for about twenty minutes and the city's familiar chaos begins to settle. The signboards change. The prayer flags appear first — strung between buildings, snappi
Every April, the same scene plays out across Dehradun. Tankers queue up outside residential colonies. WhatsApp groups fill with messages asking neighbours when the water last came. Overhead tanks sit
Every April, the same scene plays out across Dehradun. Tankers queue up outside residential colonies. WhatsApp groups fill with messages asking neighbours when the water last came. Overhead tanks sit
On the fifth day after Holi every year, something happens in Dehradun that most outsiders have never heard of. A massive fair — one of the largest in Uttarakhand — takes over the grounds of the Guru R
There is a joke told in certain circles in Dehradun: that the city has more Old Boys' associations than it has functioning traffic lights. This is an exaggeration, but not by much. Dehradun is home to
There is no food more argued about in Dehradun than the momo. Everyone has a favourite. Everyone is convinced that their spot is objectively superior to all others, and that anyone who disagrees has s
Robber's Cave — Guchhupani, in the local tongue — is Dehradun's most visited natural attraction. On weekends, the approach road clogs with cars. Vendors line the path selling maize cobs, sugarcane jui