Articles

Open House Day: When Teachers Turn Into Monsters

For students who’ve just got their results, Open House Day or the final PTA meeting is that time of the year when the teachers snitch on the students. This dreaded occasion goes by many names, such as Dard-e-Diwas, Yellallympics, or, as Terminator fans would say, Judgement Day.

Nihal Bambulkar June 4, 2016

First Person

Why Leaving Campus Reminds Me of an Amicable Divorce

Graduating from college, if you’ve lived on campus, is like a bittersweet parting, like a divorce. You love its positivity, but you know it’s over. You know that everything has an expiry date.

Aastha Anupriya June 4, 2016

Earth

Kerala’s Fishermen, the Unsung Superheroes of a National Disaster

Perhaps the most enduring image from the Kerala floods is of a fisherman selflessly kneeling to help victims climb aboard inflatable boats. It’s true. Some superheroes don’t wear capes.

Jackie Thakkar June 4, 2016

People

Kleptomania: A Rich Man’s Disease? Or Poor Man’s Chori

I played wingman to a kleptomaniac friend. I distracted a bar waiter, as my buddy Pranay lifted a couple of beers. Unlike him, I was filled with guilt, making me wonder if it was his affluent upbringing that absolved him of regret.

Nihal Bambulkar June 4, 2016

Bollywood

Arré Checklist: How Protest Publicity Can Make Manikarnika and Super 30 a Hit

Now that Padmaavat has set the trend and Manikarnika is due to follow, the floodgates are open for protestors to come together against “offensive” films. Sinhal Classes will be perfect protest partners for Hrithik Roshan’s Super 30.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 4, 2016

Gender

The Girl Without the Red Lipstick: Why I Keep Saying No To Make-Up

As our bodies began to transform when we turned teens, the girls in my class started to get little makeovers. Many started waxing, some got their noses pierced, and almost everyone started applying kajal and lip balm. I resisted them all, convinced that giving in to make-up would suggest that I wasn’t enough the way I was; that I needed fixing to fit in.

Meghalee Mitra June 4, 2016

Features

I Have a Happy Love Marriage, But I Can’t Stop Fearing That My Husband Will Cheat on Me

An Out Of Love survey that polled married Indians on their expectations of loyalty found out that people in love marriage are more prone to being suspicious of their partners than the ones in arranged marriages. Normally, I’d scoff at this. But today, I’m living proof.

Simran Kapoor June 4, 2016

Bollywood

Laila Majnu Review: How the Interminable Wait for Love Descends into Madness

Sajid Ali's Laila Majnu will easily end up as the most conflicting piece of cinema this year. It tests your patience with a frustrating first hour and then presents an affecting 30-minute sequence that offers a visceral portrait of the insanity of love.

Poulomi Das June 4, 2016

Gender

Pati, Patni, Aur Main: The Difficulty of Dating Married Men as a Single Gay Man

Social networks for homosexual people are filled with married men. Many want the “best of both the worlds”, some feel suffocated in their marriages. What’s common among them, however, is the belief that dating men is not equal to cheating on their wives.

Lightbug June 4, 2016

Pop Culture

Ocean’s 8: A Better Female Bonding Film Than Veere Di Wedding

This month, I learnt two very different female bonding lessons from Ocean’s 8 and Veere Di Wedding. If Veere... taught me that all women want are one-night-stands with lovable creeps, then Ocean’s 8 educated me that women can have dreams and fun without men.

#VALUE! June 4, 2016