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Twinkle Twinkle, Still a Star
Twinkle Khanna has resurrected herself. While most women actors fade from our memory in a couple of years, she’s the exception to the rule.
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The Lost Art of Trolling
Back in the day, trolling was a sophisticated art form. Today, it has been reduced to boring screaming matches. The surrealism has practically vanished.
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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.
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A “Yay, Whoopie!” For the Great Indian Middle Class
Growing up in Allahabad, my family had a lot in common with Monisha Sarabhai. But we’re definitely in the same league as Maya Sarabhai now.
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The Future’s So Bleak, I Gotta Wear Shades
Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium eerily resembles Mumbai’s skyline. Dystopian narratives only appear far-fetched. Strip away the costumes and elaborate sets, and we’re in trouble.
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What’s a Hockey?
The Indian hockey team thought getting Shaad Ali to make a biopic on former captain, Sandeep Singh would definitely get them some attention. Boy, were they wrong.
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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.
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The Many Ballis of My Punjab
In the state looking for its next fix, Udta Punjab cuts too close to the bone.
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Breathing Behind Bars
Yoga and meditation programmes in prisons have been known to bring real rehabilitation and long term change, especially for inmates dealing with trauma
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The Truth in Black & White
Don’t worry, black people! This is how we treat everyone who is not a savarna Indian male.
