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Dear Indians Who Turned into “Land Buyers” Post Article 370, Can You Please Calm Down?

I received a forward with a picture of a ready-to-move-into 6 BHK house overlooking the Dal Lake priced at ₹3.5 crore. Though the image was fake, the desire most Indians have to own a beautiful holiday home in the mountains is very real. But are we ready for a “Kanakia Paris” in Srinagar?

Aditya Bhalla July 4, 2016

Sports

Why India Should Play Pakistan at the World Cup, Despite Pulwama Attack

India playing Pakistan isn’t about giving peace a chance but about giving its own World Cup campaign a chance. Even the BCCI’s Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai has said, “We would be shooting ourselves in the foot if we don’t play Pakistan in the World Cup.”

Pawan July 2, 2016

Sports

Shoaib Akhtar Went from Being India’s Tormentor to Pakistan’s Most Savage Critic

With Shoaib Akhtar in the line-up, the Pakistan team could be assured that the opponents were going to come under heavy fire. However, after retirement, it seems Shoaib Akhtar has found a new target at which to direct his ire – the Pakistan cricket team.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 30, 2016

Sports

Are Bangladesh the New “Cornered Tigers” of World Cricket?

In their Nottingham fixture against Australia at the ongoing World Cup, Bangladesh lost the game, but won over even more hearts with their spirited display. Today, the Tigers have shed the minnow tag and enter the field as equals no matter who their opponents are.

Rupha Ramani June 29, 2016

POV

The Delusional Doves of Peace

The Doves of Peace are outraged, as India talks tough with Pakistan. Why can’t we simply deescalate the tension over a free phirni?

Karan Mujoo June 27, 2016

Sports

Why Aren’t We Cheering for Team India at the Ongoing “Kabaddi World Cup”?

Kabaddi is both a homegrown sport, as well as a hot television property. So why aren’t more Indians gung-ho at the prospect of the boys bringing home a trophy? Well, for starters, it could be because the tournament is taking place in Pakistan.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 22, 2016

POV

No Country For Rationalists

So blinded are the nationalists of today that even uttering the words Indian Army and Pakistani artistes in the same sentence is considered sacrilege.

Parthshri Arora June 20, 2016

Pop Culture

Here is why the Popularity of Ali Sethi’s Pasoori Matters

Ali Sethi’s Pasoori has become a social media sensation, so much so it inspired The New Yorker to frame him as some sort of a messiah uniting Indians and Pakistanis through art. While Sethi is by no stretch of the imagination the greatest or the first artist to be revered on both sides of the border, his rise through the latest chapter of cold politics on either side of the border, is important.

Takshi Mehta June 12, 2016

Gender

The Enduring Difficulty of Being Sania Mirza

It’s been a decade since Sania Mirza won her first Grand Slam title, and India is still waiting for another woman to emulate her. But her road to the pinnacle was far from an easy one. Her life might look like a bed of roses, but Mirza sleeps on a thousand thorns.

Rupha Ramani June 8, 2016

Columns

Rearview: Pulwama Attack & the Difficulty of Being an Amol Palekar in a World of Arnabs

In the backdrop of the Pulwama attack, whose freedom of expression should we be concerned about? We don’t shut down the folks propagating #TerrorismHasAReligion, or journalists who purportedly declared Aligarh Muslim University, a “university of terrorists”. But we shut down people like Amol Palekar.

Karanjeet Kaur June 5, 2016