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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.

Usri Basistha July 29, 2016

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Daaru Aur Danga: When Your Family is the Drunk Catholic Stereotype

The jolly Catholic drunk is a fun stereotype, a trope for your entertainment, the life of the party. What you almost never see is the hangover, the accompanying headache of which is shared by the entire family. I grew up in one such family.

Damian D'souza July 29, 2016

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Dear Ad Makers, Do Superstars Really Drive Hatchbacks or Wear Sasta Baniyans?

What’s the deal with celebrity endorsements? Do companies really believe that consumers dash out to buy their new car just because Ranveer Singh supposedly uses one? Who really believes a Bollywood superstar would be caught dead driving a modest hatchback?

Deepak Kaul July 29, 2016

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Will the Burari Deaths Become the Next Netflix True Crime Show?

At a time when true crime shows and podcasts are ubiquitous, the way we “consume” a murder has changed. A few years from now, the Burari case might become a Netflix series, and the way we are following it now is dictated by our hunger for a true crime show.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 29, 2016

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Eat, Drink, Be Merry For Tomorrow You Will Die

Sridevi didn’t know she’d be gone too soon. But had she known, would she have lived her life differently? I would.

RayC July 28, 2016

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Samrat Prithviraj Review: Lacking in Scale, Imagination and Performance

You’re not going to out-craft Sanjay Leela Bhansali, so you’ll have to out-story him. Samrat Prithviraj does no such thing.

Pradeep Menon July 28, 2016

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Why Millennials Won’t Survive the Apocalypse

Congratulations. We’ve bred a generation of young people who can buy and discard things but can no longer fix them.

Ajay Chacko July 28, 2016

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All Day I Dream About Books: How I Became a Book-Hoarder

In times of pandemic, people stockpile essentials in case they can’t get out of their homes. I have been stockpiling books for as long as I can remember. If I am asked why I need to buy more books when I have 30 unread ones in my bookshelf, I am speechless.

Pawan July 28, 2016

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A New Emergency: Is India In the Middle of a Massive Education Crisis?

India is saddled with an education system that is a vestige of Britain’s industrial revolution, which churns out efficient workers, not innovative thinkers. If analyses from UNICEF and NASSCOM are to be believed, the bulk of our graduates are unemployable. We’re a country desperately in need of education reforms.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan July 27, 2016

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The Great Bong Love Affair With Boroline

An indispensable asset of every Bengali, whether they are probashi, bheto, nyaka, or ghoti is their absolute dependency on the wide-ranging powers of the handy Boroline. For us, it’s not just an ointment, but a way of life; just like aloor chop on a Sunday evening or a KKR match at Eden Gardens.

Poulomi Das July 27, 2016