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In Search of India’s First Female Serial Killer

The psychosis of Ramanna in Raman Raghav 2.0 is predictable. I wonder why Cyanide Mallika, the notorious killer who poisoned six women, has never captured a filmmaker’s imagination.

Selina Sheth July 18, 2016

POV

Humbly Submitted for Your Esteemed Perusal

High-flown language may have developed as a means of officialdom to isolate itself from common folk but thanks to our feudal hangover, we continue to embrace it in our daily lives.

Rudy Singh July 17, 2016

Pop Culture

My Day Chasing Pokemon in Mumbai

PokeGo has driven the world crazy chasing virtual monsters but it’s had a few bonus benefits in the real world too.

Tanvi Dhulia July 14, 2016

Cyber

“When I’m Happy, I Dress in C Major”

Neil Harbisson sees the world only in black and white. But he has the ability to hear colour. Telephone lines have now become green, and Amy Winehouse’s Rehab is pink.

Kripa Krishnan July 12, 2016

Vice

I Smoke Very Well

Why do I smoke? Quite apart from the addictive nicotine, I really enjoy it. Yes, smoking kills. But so does living.

RayC July 12, 2016

Love and Sex

A Parshya I Knew and the Archi I Might Have Been

Sairat reminds me of my summer romance. We held hands when no one was watching and kissed under a mango tree. And then…

Ananya N July 10, 2016

People

The (Possibly) Short and Tortured Life of Irshad

Irshad was chatting with Yakoob, when his friend was shot in the abdomen, and killed. The story of a child from the Valley who became a person of interest.

dilnaz boga July 10, 2016

Gender

The Life and Times of a Surrogate Mother

Leaving stigma behind in the dust of the fields they toil in, Gujarat's surrogate mothers are scripting a narrative of change.

Aparna joshi July 10, 2016

Gender

The Deafening Silence of the Rape Survivor

Smita Sharma was molested by a professor and then, her cousin committed suicide after facing abuse. Today, this photojournalist traverses India to hear the stories of rape survivors.

Sharan Saikumar July 9, 2016

Love and Sex

Lessons from My First Threesome

In a threesome, cunnilingus is acceptable – a cuddle is not.

Author||ila ananya July 8, 2016