Alipta Jena

Contributing Writer

Alipta Jena is a Kolkata-based journalist, teacher, painter and bookworm with a penchant for wordplay and colours.

Written by Alipta

3 Stories

Bowlful of Belonging

If a city could be summed up in a single bowl, Cuttack’s would be dahibara aloodum — messy, magical, and fiercely loved.

Mar 4, 2026

Inspire

Painting Amrita Sher-Gil

Brush in hand, scandal at her heels, Amrita Sher-Gil painted with a vision that unsettled society and showed the way to Indian Modern Art

Feb 18, 2026

Delhi

Covetables in the Capital

Delhi is a treasure seeker’s haven with unique finds and keepsakes that speak to your soul — whimsical and wonderful, earthy and ethnic, historical and handmade.

Jan 21, 2026