Articles

Why Mufasa’s Death in The Lion King Makes Us Tear Up Even Today

No matter how painful it may seem, Mufasa’s death in The Lion King is actually essential viewing. It’s a coming-of-age moment, a rite of passage that must be undertaken to better understand this big, bad world.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 28, 2016

POV

Movies Made Cancer Sexy. My Leukaemia Didn’t Match Up

As a 10-year-old I wondered if I was doing leukaemia right. I was nothing like Jamie from A Walk To Remember or any other dying girls from the movies. I couldn’t captivate hearts by singing, or look cute when chemo made me throw up every day.

Kahini Iyer June 28, 2016

Sports

Bhuvi and Bumrah: Team India’s Jai and Veeru

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have become the most destructive weapon in India’s arsenal. This is the first time ever India fans can boast of a bowling partnership that can match the ferocity of Wasim and Waqar.

Raghav Ganesh June 28, 2016

POV

How to Win a Reality Show: Forget Your Talent, Surrender Your Dignity

I was a behind-the-scenes volunteer at Indian Idol auditions a few years ago, and had to prompt awkward aspirants to say cheesy things like “Humari zindagi badal jayegi show jeetne se.” Reality shows can be toxic places, where everything from a person’s disability to lack of talent, is fair game for exploitation.

Runa Mukherjee June 28, 2016

People

The Difficulty of Being Taimur Ali Khan

Taimur Ali Khan has his whole life ahead of him and it does not include wars and genocide.

Devaiah Bopanna June 28, 2016

Pop Culture

A Bihari Prince’s Guide to Finding a Half Girlfriend

In Half-Girlfriend, Chetan Bhagat and Mohit Suri come together to provide an educational PSA for Romeos looking for their One Indian Girl.

Poulomi Das June 28, 2016

Pop Culture

Classroom vs Console: What Gaming Taught Me

I’d never have heard about the Crusades, if it hadn’t been for Assassin’s Creed. Video games can teach us so much more than the drab, narrow view of history we are fed at school.

#VALUE! June 28, 2016

People

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The Last of the Moderates

We’ll remember Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the leader with a great capacity for reflection. Unlike so many men in positions of power today, Vajpayee admitted to mistakes, fallibility, and even the odd misplaced idea at times. Forget being a moderate – in the times that we occupy, he now feels like a pacifist.

Manik Sharma June 27, 2016

Bollywood

20 Years of Gunda: Can We Finally Agree the Film is a Work of Art?

At its heart, Kanti Shah’s Gunda, remains a joyous journey of one man's idea of cinema and his devotion to it. Considering the appetite for excess that we now display in our popular culture, isn't it time Gunda is appreciated for its ingenuity?

Manik Sharma June 27, 2016

Sports

Miracle at Eden: The Innings that Healed Indian Cricket

From March 11 to March 15, 2001, the greatest Test match ever to be played took place at Eden Gardens, where India beat Australia. The victory heralded a new beginning for Indian cricket, built on the back of self-belief, determination, and honour that had gone missing after the match-fixing scandal.

Pawan June 27, 2016