Siddharth Dasgupta

A writer gathers his thoughts on Jhumpa Lahiri's beautiful but uneven 'Roman Stories'

A few thoughts on photography, the art of the photo-essay, and the beautiful dramas of everyday street life.

In their rush for the popular addresses, hordes of visitors to the Andaman Islands neglect its languid Capital entirely. Siddharth Dasgupta articulates why they’re making a big mistake.

Alserkal Arts Foundation | We go behind the scenes with writer and poet Siddharth Dasgupta at the 16th Jaipur Literature Festival

As the Kochi-Muziris Biennale—deferred to November this year in accommodating the global pandemic—dusts away the cobwebs at Aspinwall House, unspool the yarn at Cabral Yard, and contextualise the contemporary at Kashi Art Café, Siddharth Dasgupta looks back at some of the art extravaganza’s most thought-provoking narratives

Siddharth Dasgupta chronicles Pune's remarkable culinary transformation over the past few years, gathering 13 of its best addresses and foreign flavours of the moment

The people behind wildly successful bistro/ bar brand Elephant & Co. and suave jazz speakeasy Cobbler & Crew have emerged with a rarefied Mexican tequila and tapas experience. Will Juju Bar have Pune going Viva?

A profile of the city of Poona's hottest new culinary address for the readers of Condé Nast Traveller India

In the crevices of an old childhood bakery, poet & novelist Siddharth Dasgupta discovers a few heady markers to life

A profile of Champaca Bookshop & Cafe in Bangalore—and its owner Radhika Timbadia—for the Arts & Culture Journal Mekong Review

"Of the many things about a compelling restaurant, perhaps there’s none greater than its ability to bring people together."

The new We Idliwale venture in Pune’s Balewadi High Street neighbourhood merges the deliciously familiar accents of South Indian cuisine with stunning cocktails and an affable urban swagger

An in-depth literary review of novelist Janice Pariat's sprawling 'Everything the Light Touches'—for readers of the excellent independent journal, Mekong Review

Michael Freeman reviews Siddharth Dasgupta's 'A Moveable East' for the pages of Mekong Review

A longform piece that delves into the cultural affinity and atmospheric potency of India's Irani Cafés. Out in the triumphant journal of Arts & Culture—Kyoto Journal.