Ananya N, Author at Arré

Dreams Are Now #WithinHerReach: WFH Empowers More and More Women to Join the Workforce

The corporate world is known for long hours, late nights, and hardly any time off — in short, it is not always conducive for women who have responsibilities outside the office. But work from home gives them the liberty to manage their day better, finding the right balance between chores and office tasks.

Ananya N April 29, 2016

Love and Sex

A Star for My Girl

On Propose Day, the story of Ravi who decided to name a star for his girlfriend, inspired by the lunar crater named after Shah Rukh Khan. Ravi's discovery is less than stellar.

Ananya N April 25, 2016

Pop Culture

This Is Us: The Family Drama India Deserves But Never Got

NBC's This Is Us is a show that teaches us that there’s no love greater and more selfless than that of a close-knit family. It's a theme that most Pakistani dramas also hook us with. But Indian TV is yet to get a hang of it.

Ananya N April 16, 2016

Love and Sex

I Came, I Tinder-ed, I Quit

I met some clingy men on Tinder. The dating app, for its promise of a one-night stand, was becoming a multiple-night mess. So one fine morning, I deleted it.

Ananya N April 10, 2016

Features

What the Tinder Maze Gets Right About Adulting

In focusing on the pressure to settle and reach the destination, there’s something we end up overlooking: The beauty of the journey. A new Tinder ad reminds us of the lessons we could learn if we let the maze of life direct us.

Ananya N April 10, 2016

POV

Why Millennials Should Read the Bhagavad Gita

That the Gita is given a religious connotation which limits its reach, is a pity. Much before Twitter threads told you that your biggest enemy is within, the Bhagavad Gita had already got it covered.

Ananya N April 9, 2016

Pop Culture

Bigg Boss Season 11: The Best is Here

I’ve been so emotionally invested in Bigg Boss Season 11 that I secretly wish they aired two episodes instead of one every day. And the best part about the show is undoubtedly the Shilpa Shinde-Vikas Gupta drama.

Ananya N April 8, 2016

Coronavirus

Not Just Ramayana, Here’s 12 More Classic DD Shows We’d Like to See Brought Back on Air

Ramayana isn’t the only old gem in Doordarshan’s archives. Here’s our recommendation of 12 Doordarshan serials we’d love to watch again.

Ananya N April 3, 2016

People

Forever the Extra: The Alternate Reality of a Bollywood Struggler

Bollywood strugglers are routinely ridiculed, for their “Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon” aspirations. But when you’re a struggler, what you need most is a thick skin, and a steely determination bordering on delusion.

Ananya N April 2, 2016

Pop Culture

Blueprint of a Bully: The Ugly Truth Behind Sidharth Shukla’s Bigg Boss Season 13 Win

From body-shaming fellow contestants to making fun of the #MeToo movement, as well as getting physically violent with contestants both male and female, Sidharth Shukla seems to have done it all while on Bigg Boss Season 13.

Ananya N April 1, 2016