Meher Varma and Pia Alize Hazarika
Meher Varma is an anthropologist and writer based in New Delhi. Her interests include fashion, food, and pop culture in post liberalisation India. Meher is currently working on a collaborative compilation about clothing in India, and can be contacted on instagram at @agramofmeher. Pia Alize Hazarika is an illustrator and designer whose work has been published by Penguin India, Captain Bijli Comics and others. She runs PIG Studio and bounces between New Delhi and Bombay.
Re-centring the fold
A tongue-in-cheek exploration of fashion magazines in India.
Jul 14, 2020
Latest Articles
Strains between Malé and the atolls in the Maldives
Forced migration, “development” pressures, political neglect and the climate crisis have assailed the Maldives’ less-populous atolls, eroding the country’s identity and driving thousands to the capital
Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast
Rampant ethnic chauvinism of the kind that has shattered Manipur’s civil society is ingrained in communities across the Northeast
How Southasia and Oman intertwined
In ‘Sovereigns of the Sea’, the histories of Omani sultans in the age of empire speak to the interconnectedness of Southasia, West Asia and East Africa
G20 summit in Delhi, new allegations on the Easter Sunday bombings, the return of Nawaz Sharif and more
September 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region
