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What Happens When the Scars Heal? An Acid Attack Survivor’s Long Road to Recovery

“The wounds smell of dead rats, and when doctors clean them, you feel the scrub down to the bones.” As if an acid attack weren’t cruel enough, victims, not perpetrators, are thoughtlessly shunned.

Saadia S June 19, 2016

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The Merchants of Mumbai’s Cancer Economy

An ecosystem of lodge owners, taxi drivers, and idli sellers keep things running outside Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital, one of the city’s largest cancer facilities.

Gauri Ghadi June 18, 2016

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Daniel Day-Lewis, the Lunatic

Daniel Day-Lewis acquired the reputation of a man, willing to lose his sanity by wanting to become a different person for a different film. But I see method in his madness.

Shardul Bhardwaj June 17, 2016

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How Doctors Become Demons

Suresh Narayan is your ordinary orthopaedic surgeon in a government hospital. He has not slept for days. And he is ready to operate on you – with a vengeance.

Demon Doctor June 17, 2016

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Arsenal and the Wenger Wonderland

Despite Arsene Wenger’s strange yet utterly captivating two-decade reign at Arsenal, what is undeniable is that he transformed English football forever.

Parthshri Arora June 17, 2016

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Neeraj Chopra, 2021’s biggest star and saviour

After a brutal second wave that had dented a country’s confidence to perform the bare minimum, an unheralded, humble young man stepped into the shoes of a saviour we didn’t know we needed. Thank you Neeraj Chopra for reinstating our self-belief.

Jagruti Verma June 16, 2016

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Sacred Games, Inside Edge, and the Belated Arrival of Aamir Bashir

Aamir Bashir has been around in Bollywood for two decades now. But it is only in the last two years, riding on the back of stellar performances in Gurgaon, Sacred Games and Inside Edge, that the actor is finally commanding attention.

Manik Sharma June 14, 2016

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Ajinkya Rahane: Cricket’s Common Man

When Ajinkya Rahane walks to the pitch, he’s focused. He’s there to do his job and he does it damn well. He’s the best employee of the Indian team.

Gaganjeet Singh June 14, 2016

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The Mother Tongue Murders

Regional journalists do what the English media can’t – connect with and influence millions of Indians living in smaller towns and rural areas.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 13, 2016

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It’s Official: Osho is Dead

Osho said, "Many people will come, and our work will expand incredibly beyond our ideas.” Little did he know that his ashram would fade into oblivion, or even worse become a spa.

Sharan Saikumar June 13, 2016