Rasika Dugal Has Got Our Attention
In the decade that she has been in Bollywood, Rasika Dugal has happily inhabited films such as Manto with a single-mindedness that serves her characters…
What Do I Call My Boyfriend in Hindi?
The first language of many North Indians including myself, Hindustani, has no word for romantic bonds outside of matrimony. I use “um” and “er” liberally…
Love Per Square Foot and Mumbai’s Complicated Relationship with Space
Love Per Square Foot, a spiritual and millennial update of Gharaonda, delves into the perils of negotiating your space in a relationship in a city…
Anger Games: Why We Should Be Worried When MS Dhoni Loses His Cool
There’s no denying that the situation which Dhoni found himself in was a high-stakes one. But there’s no situation in which storming onto the field…
Revisit Wild Wild Country Before You Start Searching for Sheela
Had Rajneeshpuram been a successful experiment, would the “freaks” – the ones with radical ideas – have had a chance at being mainstream? Osho was…
If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It: Virat Kohli’s Aggression is Essential to Who He Is
Virat Kohli is not the best batsman in the world, across formats, despite his aggression and combativeness, he is the best because of it. Like…
What Kabir Singh Can Learn about Violent Men From Kumbalangi Nights
After the release of Kabir Singh, everyone had one question on their minds: Could movies really depict toxic masculinity without glorifying it? The answer lies…
It Has Hurt To See Shahrukh Khan Go Through This
Shahrukh Khan may have been allowed a breather, but the sense of zen around him has been pierced. This push and subsequent fall has broken…
Mud on Your Face. No Disgrace
Kabaddi, the sport I had no faith in, like millions of others, has suddenly become cool. It has been able to stir a sense of…
Long Live Samsung Note 7
Farewell, dear smartphone. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was a device so lit, you couldn’t handle it if you didn’t want to play with fire.