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POV Why Is It Never The Man’s Fault?
A professor was forced to resign in Kolkata, for images she put up of herself on her social media. For some inane reason this non-imposition has been deemed her fault.
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Modern Family Amma and I: Roommates turned BFFs
Amma and I were put together in a room by fate, but our relationship has bloomed because of trust and empathy. In fact, I can’t recall having a better friend in the truest sense of the word.
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Pop Culture Thor: Love and Thunder is A Big Smash With A Touch of Sensitivity
Taika Waititi’s Thor Love and Thunder delivers like his previous film. With lots of humour, tenderness and a deeply affecting love story at its heart.
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Pop Culture Laal Singh Chaddha review: A Faithful Adaptation that Never Quite Soars
Laal Singh Chaddha is a faithful remake of Forrest Gump but besides a couple of heartfelt moments it imports no language or perspective of its own.
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Pop Culture Koffee With Karan is Needed Now More Than Ever
Koffee With Karan is back and given the three years we as a country have endured, god knows we’ve needed it
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Pop Culture Milind Soman and Subtle Art of Male Elegance
Almost three decades apart, Soman plays the prize with pride, and embodies the kind of masculinity, both on screen and off it, that is rare to see.
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Pop Culture Jugjugg Jeeyo review: Hits the Mark with Humour and Emotion
Jugjugg Jeeyo is a trademark Dharma film. Loud and boisterous, with a fantastic ensemble cast – especially the returning Neetu Kapoor - it follows familiar tropes too, but surprisingly packs in the kind of emotional punch that most, old-wines-in-new-bottles lack.
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Pop Culture Stranger Things and the Beauty of the Steve-Dustin Bromance
The Steve-Dustin bromance is an unlikely alliance of opposites, that cut across the boundaries of type and age. It’s also the sweetest thing Stranger Things will leave us with.
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POV The Anti-Climax of Coming Out on Social Media and What it Taught Me About Queerness
Is my queerness invalidated by my lack of the conventional experiences expected of queer folks? Do I need to perform my queerness, or is the fact of it enough? Did I need to look and behave a certain way to meet some standard of queerness? A year into coming out, I’ve somewhat found the answers to these questions.
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Pop Culture Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is a Middling Biopic Bar Madhavan’s Commitment
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, thanks to a committed Madhavan is one of those films that you don’t really feel like criticising too much, and yet there’s little about it that outlasts its runtime.
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Social Commentary Here’s Why It’s Not Easy to Walk Out of an Abusive Relationship
Reaction to the recent incident in Delhi has been consternation around Shraddha Walkar’s perceived reluctance to ‘walk out’ out of an abusive relationship. On United Nation’s Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, I’m writing to tell you, it’s not as simple.
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