Siddharth Dasgupta writes. Words, and the pursuit thereof, are a relentless passion. He articulates travel, luxury, and culture for a gamut of global publications | siddha3th@gmail.com
WE IDLIWALE BARROOM AND THE PLEASURES OF SOUTHERN COMFORT | Conde Nast Traveller
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
THE RARE MAGIC OF A TEQUILA BAR EVENING IN PUNE | Conde Nast Traveller
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?
PORT BLAIR AND THE ART OF NONCHALANCE | Travel + Leisure
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.
PIECING TOGETHER BROKEN LIGHT
An in-depth literary review of novelist Janice Pariat's sprawling 'Everything the Light Touches'—for readers of the excellent independent journal, Mekong Review
THE MERCHANT OF SPICES
A profile of the city of Poona's hottest new culinary address for the readers of Condé Nast Traveller India
AN ORCHESTRATION OF MAGIC | Alserkal Arts Foundation
Alserkal Arts Foundation | We go behind the scenes with writer and poet Siddharth Dasgupta at the 16th Jaipur Literature Festival
THE CRUMBS THAT LEAD BACK HOME | National Geographic Traveller
In the crevices of an old childhood bakery, poet & novelist Siddharth Dasgupta discovers a few heady markers to life
REVERSE LENS | Baroque 'n Roll
Michael Freeman reviews Siddharth Dasgupta's 'A Moveable East' for the pages of Mekong Review
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS OF ART | Travel + Leisure
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
THE CONSTANT CONSERVATIONIST | Mekong Review
A profile of Champaca Bookshop & Cafe in Bangalore—and its owner Radhika Timbadia—for the Arts & Culture Journal Mekong Review
WHERE TEA STIRS REMEMBRANCE | Kyoto Journal
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.
POETIC JUSTICE | The Sunday Standard
American Poet Louise Glück’s Nobel Prize in Literature triumph has set the cat among the literary pigeons. A short reflection in relation to the magnificent poet, out in the Sunday Standard, the weekend edition of the New Indian Express.
OF CHARACTERS, AND SPINE | The Sunday Standard
"... Which is when I’ll happen to glance over at said audience’s bookshelf. And that’s when the charade falls apart, the thin veneer of communal accord crashing quicker than a government-sanctioned promise." Of Characters, and Spine. Out in The Sunday Standard
THE SHELF LIFE OF LOVERS | New Indian Express
"Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy is that ex-lover who simply won’t go away." A literary confession, among other things. Out in The Sunday Standard, the weekend edition of the New Indian Express.
A SEA OF YESTERDAYS & TOMORROWS | oh Magazine
A coastal geography, with its unbroken meditations on flux. Feature piece centring on the theme of 'Change' for oh Magazine UK.