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How Adulthood Changed the way I Look at the Festive Season
As I’ve grown older my perspective on celebrations and the festival season has changed to accommodate the anxieties of adulthood, at the expense of convention.
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What’s Frivolous About Investigating Justice Loya’s Death?
How is a request for investigation into the death of a judge an attack on the judiciary? To imply that wanting to know how Justice Loya died is frivolous is a bit much coming from the Supreme Court, the custodians of our democracy.
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The Commentary That Gives You Brain Fade
The standard of cricket in the Ranchi Test promises to be of superior quality, but what will single-handedly pull down the experience is the quality of commentary.
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Is Marriage Where Feminist Dreams Go To Die?
Kareena Kapoor in her progressive Veere Di Wedding avatar is enjoyable if you can forget the fact that a few weeks ago, the actress did a U-turn on her character’s seemingly feminist stance. What happens to feminists after marriage?
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Twinkle Khanna, The Fair-Weather Feminist
Twinkle Khanna has proved her mettle as a fair-weather feminist whose online persona rests on personal convenience. Her stance on the Mallika Dua controversy makes it clear that her online avatar is just an act of performative coolness.
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A Modern-Day Manual to Prove You Are a Texting Titan
We are all participants in the reality game show “Who is the Busiest Of Them All Anyway?”, but to master it requires talent. The more the number of unread chats, the greater the chances of you excelling. Remember, you are a real winner, if you are good at ghosting.
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What Lonely Planet Won’t Tell You About Visiting the Kumbh Mela
The grand procession of sadhus at the Kumbh Mela making their way to the banks of the holy Ganges for one of the shahi snans is a once-in-a-lifetime experience — note that attending twice may lead to serious emotional distress.
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One Pepperoni Pizza, With a Topping of Politics, Please
In an age where everything from sharing a hug on the metro to booking an Ola cab is political fodder, perhaps it was only a matter of time before paying for your Swiggy order would be fraught with similar tensions. Or is it already?
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“Kuch Ho Sakta Hai Kya?”: How Every Scam Begins
While we publicly bemoan Harshad Mehta or Nirav Modi or Vijay Mallya getting away by scamming the country, a tiny part of us also says “wow”. Only in India can a person be met with respect for being a large-scale racketeer.
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Surf Excel Outrage: How to Make the Perfect Ad for Supersensitive Indians
The Surf Excel Holi ad seems innocent enough, but somehow the idea that two children of different faiths could be cordial in a fictional setting triggered a very vocal section of social media. The only safe option is a 30-second PSA explaining the benefits of participating in Holi on our souls narrated by Amitabh Bachchan.