Posted inPOV
Why We Indians Are Nothing Like Our National Animal
Is the tiger the correct choice for our national animal? Maybe not. Because we are nothing like the tiger. A lazy panda is what we should’ve picked.
Posted inPOV
Learn to Do Your Finances and Get Used to Loneliness: Lessons From a Full-Time Freelancer
You don’t need to win the lottery to quit your job. All you need to do is ask yourself if it’s worth giving up 10 percent of your salary to have 10 percent more free time. And congratulations, you are now ready to be a freelancer.
Posted inGender
Open Letter to the Man Who Sexually Abused Me. And Never Got Reported
Think long and hard about the way you – all of you, men – have abused, harassed, molested, and hounded women. The floodgates have opened. India’s #MeToo moment has arrived. There’s no going back from here.
Posted inAnimals
Save the Tiger… From Irresponsible Indian Tourists
Over the past few years, there have been several instances of guides and tourists in national parks harassing tigers, provoking them. Our insatiable appetite for spotting a tiger in the wild is threatening the existence of the very creature it is meant to protect.
Posted inPop Culture
Wonder Movie Review: The Kids are All Right
Wonder could have been a terribly one-sided triumph tale, pitting the helpless underdog against the insensitive bully. But, Stephen Chbosky’s inherent warmth makes it a much bigger lesson in kindness.
Posted inGender
#MeToo: Why Women Refuse to Believe Other Women
India’s #MeToo moment has been built entirely on the back and labour of its women. But the most dispiriting part has been the lack of support from some outliers – women who refuse to believe the testimonies of survivors.
Posted inBollywood
In An Age Of Superstars, Say Hello To Ranbir Kapoor, the Actor
In Sanju, Ranbir Kapoor hits the peak of his physical acting. It’s a trait that has elevated most of his roles. For, Kapoor doesn’t just act or deliver lines or play fictional characters. He recreates them down to the very last detail.
Posted inPOV
Howdy Dhokla! Enough with the Outrage Over the Snack-Stealing Woman at Modi’s Houston Event
A woman was caught slipping dhoklas into her bag at the Howdy Modi event and of course, Indians on the internet are angry. But aren’t we all guilty of acting more than a little entitled and greedy? Demanding free chakna with our beers and not paying the guy who cleans the car windshield at the petrol pump?
Posted inVice
One Hand, Two Diamonds, Three Million
The man across the table makes you an offer: If his die lands anything but 6, he will double the million in your bank. If it’s a 6, you lose it all. What would you do?
Posted inPOV
Independence Day: Is Poetry the Oppressed Soul’s Ticket to Freedom?
Freedom, to most of us, still dates back to the political independence of 1947. But like poetry, freedom too is defined by its individual interpretations. To be free would be to accept everyone’s claim to the same poem, and by extension, the same freedoms.