Articles

The Grammy Awards: When You Know You’re Officially Old

Maybe it’s time to admit that millennials are no longer the sole custodians of cool. Adulting is hard, and part of it involves not being able to score hipster points by discovering a band before anyone else.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 28, 2016

People

The Room Where The Battle Never Ends

A bullet in his back has not deterred Arun Sawant in his fight for justice. He has taken on the police, the civic body, and is now gunning for the PM.

Karanjeet Kaur March 28, 2016

Columns

Rearview | What Unites the World Record Egg and Weeping Users of TikTok India?

Earlier this week, the participative nature of the internet peaked, when people all over the world gathered to make a stock of an egg, the most-liked post on Instagram. Yup. The same internet that led to the proliferation of the Arab Spring bonded over an inanity.

Karanjeet Kaur March 28, 2016

Features

Cash Ya Cashless?: The Big 9 pm Debate at Home

My father for the longest time believed going cashless equals being careless. He is from a generation that believes in keeping cash in hand. I’m slowly trying to convert him.

Hardik Rajgor March 28, 2016

POV

“Even the Bhakts Are Here”: How Ardent BJP Supporters Have Joined Anti-CAA Voices

All through last 10 days, the police crackdown, the imposition of Section 144, and internet shutdowns over the Citizenship Amendment Act saw many BJP loyalists turn. They have a common complaint – they were banking on Modi’s development agenda not divisive politics.

Shubhodeep Pal March 28, 2016

Bollywood

Khilji and Padmaavat’s Sneaky Undercurrent of Homosexuality

In Padmaavat, despite the presence of a gorgeous leading pair, it is Malik Kafur and Alauddin Khilji’s relationship that feels sexually charged.

Karthik Shankar March 28, 2016

Bollywood

Kiss and Tell: Between NickYanka, Virushka, and DeepVeer, Who Wins the Instagram PDA Competition?

The rules of love have changed; competitive social media PDA is the order of the day. Celebrity couples are leading the charge with the most perfect kiss and the warmest hug. But who are the King and Queen of Insta-love? Nickyanka, DeepVeer, or Virushka?

Chandrima Pal March 28, 2016

POV

If Anthony Bourdain’s Life Was Not Perfect How Can Ours Ever Be?

What could have made Anthony Bourdain, sitting in a luxury hotel, in the middle of shooting a much-loved show, feel so hollow that he had to kill himself? For 99.99 per cent of humanity, who will never rent a countryside villa, the question that rankles is, is it going to be worth it, when we get there?

Issac John March 28, 2016

First Person

The Night Without an End: Watching 26/11 Unfold From My Window

It was November 2008 and we’d just moved into our new apartment in Colaba, overlooking the magnificent Taj dome. When we heard the first explosion, we expected it to be a noise made by a Diwali rocket. But 26/11, the night of horrors, had just begun. The next 36 hours were full of panic, with my mum narrowly escaping a bullet shot made by a terrorist.

Shakti Pherwani March 28, 2016

First Person

Kehna Hi Kya: How the Music I Once Associated with Love Turned into a Trigger for My Trauma

My partner had introduced me to AR Rahman’s music. Love and Rahman’s music were inseparable to my mind. But then our relationship turned abusive and each time I heard Rahman’s voice I recoiled.

Dyuti Sudipta March 28, 2016