Demo Tapes • 11th December 2020

Young Knives chat carving a niche with 'Barbarians'

Listen to this episode from Demo Tapes on Spotify. Young Knives recently returned with their first album in seven years, the brilliantly bonkers 'Barbarians' - and we've got them on the show to tell us all about it.

Medium • 26th June 2020

10 photos from Varanasi: India’s city of the dead

Images from the ancient and holy city.

Atlas Obscura • 9th June 2020

How an Indian prince built a queer sanctuary in Gujarat

The LGBTA+ Community Campus Rajpipla occupies 15 acres of farmland where a palace once stood.

The Telegraph • 18th April 2020

'I don’t want pity... I’m self-sufficient': Café gives fresh start to acid attack survivors

About 300 acid attacks, most against women, are reported in India each year – but human rights groups believe the real figure is far higher.

The Telegraph • 16th April 2020

Gun-toting scarecrows pop up in rural Cambodia to 'ward off' Covid-19

It may not be endorsed by medical professionals, but a unique and mildly eerie way to ward off Covid-19 is being attempted in the southeast Asian country.

Vice • 7th April 2020

'Drugs are a vehicle to look at grief': Jeet Thayil on his new book

We spoke to India's most famous drug novelist about "Low," his third novel.

The Telegraph • 25th March 2020

A postcard from India as it prepares for three weeks of lockdown

Stranded tourists, conspiracy theories and yoga: a dispatch from Goa.

Nikkei Asian Review • 13th March 2020

Big pink influx: why flamingo-spotting is Mumbai's latest craze

120,000 birds drawn to Thane Creek as slum waste fuels their food.

The Guardian • 13th March 2020

‘No school, no skating’: the Indian skate park bringing children together

Bringing skateboards to children in Madhya Pradesh gives them enthusiasm to go to school.

CNN Style • 4th March 2020

New arts district aims to brighten Chennai community's dark reputation

Artists have created huge murals in Kannagi Nagar: an area of south Chennai considered a no-go area by many residents.

Medium • 18th February 2020

Jaisalmer Desert Festival 2020: ten photos (and five things I learned)

Camels! Charlie Chaplin! Death wish tattoos! More camels!

Lonely Planet • 10th February 2020

Inside Bangkok's new red light district museum

A new adults-only museum focused on Bangkok’s notorious Patpong red-light district has opened in the Thai capital.

Medium • 9th February 2020

We begin with some photographs from Jodhpur

I’m in India for the first time since around 15 years ago, when I spent a few weeks in the country.

CNN Travel • 4th February 2020

Koh Libong: A haven for Thailand's threatened dugong population

For much of 2019, Thailand's biggest internet celebrity was an aquatic mammal with a nose resembling a vacuum cleaner nozzle...

Going Places • 1st February 2020

Big change afoot: Phuket's new 'ethical' elephant parks

A brighter future for the Thai island's pachyderms looks to be on the horizon. From page 36.

The Times • 24th January 2020

Chinese student jailed for ‘mocking Xi’ on Twitter while in US

Luo Daiqing, 20, was detained in July after returning to China from the University of Minnesota.

The Times • 21st January 2020

Beijing admits deadly virus can be passed between people

A respiratory virus that has killed three people and spread to four Asian countries can be passed between humans, China has warned after the number of cases tripled.

The Times • 21st January 2020

China starts testing new drone patrol boat at sea

China has conducted the first sea trial of a new combat drone boat known as the Jari.

The Times • 20th January 2020

Theme park says sorry for bungee‑jumping pig stunt

Footage of a pig being bound to a bungee rope and then pushed off a 68-metre tower at Meixin Red Wine Town in southwest China, triggered outrage online.

The Times • 20th January 2020

China suspected of cover‑up over Sars‑like virus

Fears are growing that the outbreak of a deadly new respiratory virus in China is much bigger than first thought.