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When I Became a Taimur Ali Khan Reporter
I lived my life around the many actions, moods, and moments of Taimur Ali Khan, and they weren’t much. On the days he came out in public, there was palpable excitement in my life.
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Talk Me Off the Ledge, Please
In a city that crushes many a dream, the line between life and death is gossamer thin. In Mumbai, a group of selfless volunteers keeps the distressed on the safe side of this line.
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How to Live on 3 Hours a Day
Gharapuri island, an hour away from Mumbai, comes to life at 7 pm. Three hours of electricity is all that its 1,200 residents get. But this Independence Day will bring some light.
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The Man Who Always Gets the Eid Dates Right
Pakshas and pournimas are its mainstays. But Kalnirnay, the world’s best-selling calendar-cum-almanac, has a secular take on it.
Posted inAnimals
My Years with a Killer Elephant
If you don’t believe love can be blind, allow us to introduce you to Sajid, the devoted mahout of a murderous pachyderm.
Posted inVice
The Secret Society of Self-Harm
Blood has always been a testament to human emotions – anger, love, bravery, grief. And cutting themselves seems almost a rite of passage for the angsty teenage soul.
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Hit Hit Hurray
At a Bollywood “success” party, cheap champagne flows, selfie sticks are brandished, and our hero is determined to make it to the papers the next day. Arré is a fly on the wall.
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The Hype Men of Hemp
A group of young entrepreneurs is cutting through the white noise of drug scares and moral panic to promote a promising cash crop – cannabis.
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Devi of Iron
Men don’t look at Vaijayanti Jadhav the way they used to. Her femininity is often questioned. But for this bodybuilder from Mumbai, with strong muscles, comes a strong willpower.
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How to F*** Yourself (Without Getting Caught)
Selling sex toys in India is risky business, but a “wellness” website has found an ingenious workaround.