My Adventures With Sanskari Lube
One night in the heat of passion and out of personal lubricant, I turned to the most unlikely candidate on my bathroom shelf: A bottle…
The NCW is a Repeat Offender and Does More Harm than Good. India’s Women Really Deserve Better
The job of India’s National Commission for Women is to protect the country’s women and fight for their rights. Instead, its members continue to blame…
The Greatest Sex Toy Ever Made
The guitar is an intimate instrument to play. You adjust to its rhythm, you pluck and coax out notes that sound like the moans of…
What Makes Relationships Work? My Husband and I Try to Find Answers in Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story
In Marriage Story, Nicole and Charlie spend two hours discovering that abandoning your individuality doesn’t make the heart grow fonder. It just leaves you more…
What Do English Football and Indian Cricket Fans Have in Common? Unchecked Rowdiness
English football and its fandom echoes the ethos of Indian cricket. We’re like two step-brothers separated by format, whether it is in taking pride in…
Bas Ek Goal?: A Non-Fan’s Greatest Nightmare During the World Cup
You don’t need to know the players’ names to enjoy a game of football. But when France and Belgium play a game as dull as…
A World Without Streaming? What Happened to India’s Mobile Revolution?
Just like IT, the telecom story was built on a house of cards. Telecom companies are bleeding, having sunk in massive investments and struggling to…
Two Steps Behind: Being a Runner-Up in a World Full of Winners
Being a runner-up in a world that places an unbending prestige on being the absolute best at everything is like being a dusty cassette in…
Kangana, The Puppet And The Puppeteer Of Her Show
Simran is an ode to Kangana Ranaut’s feminist image. It plays out self-consciously across our movie screens, with an eye to celebrate her quirky, self-made,…
All Dealers Great And Small
The array of dope peddlers in this country will always surprise you, and remind you that you don’t have to be a menacing drug kingpin…