New Literary Writing on Science, Technology & Progress.

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New Literary Writing on Science, Technology, & Progress from South Asia.From the Subcontinent. For the World.

02026-06-26

By Chandhana Sathishkumar

Designing a Summer Ice Cream for India

From Mughal kulfi makers to Indian startups — the long effort to build an ice cream that beats the heat

02025-11-12

By Sparsh Agarwal

Our Charter

The future beckons to us. Whither do we go and what shall be our endeavour?

02026-05-22

By Hiya Jain

The Making of Indian Statistics

How Mahalanobis Counted India's Aspirations

02026-02-07

By Nivedita Kousik

Kanchipuram Saris & Thinking Machines

Can a neural network, microbes and blockchain save a thousand-year-old loom from extinction?

02025-12-13

By Khushi Mittal

How Did India Conquer Space?

The new age of Indian cosmos.

02025-11-22

By Gautam Bhatia

The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction

Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.

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Launch Event

Join us for the Alter #6 launch on Sunday, Sep 6 at Lagrange Point, Bengaluru.

RSVP on Luma

New Literary Writing on Science, Technology, & Progress from South Asia.From the Subcontinent. For the World. Alter Magazine is a monthly journal of ideas. Each story shifts how our readers see the world. The future is unfolding in the Subcontinent, and we're documenting how it's being imagined and brought to life.

02026-06-26

Chandhana Sathishkumar