Articles

Why Ajji is Like No Other Indian Rape-Revenge Drama

Ajji is this year’s fifth rape-revenge drama, joining the ranks of the manufactured vigilantism of Kaabil, Maatr, MOM, and Bhoomi. But, unlike its predecessors, Ajji refuses to become a vehicle that only champions a problematic solution of self-styled vigilantism.

Poulomi Das June 26, 2016

Pop Culture

Sorry Bhaisaab and the Middle Class’ faith in Divine Intervention

The Indian middle class is righteous to the point that it believes that right will be done by them. It’s also one that contradicts itself on a daily basis . Sorry Bhaisaab is a small capsule that delivers some big-stage ideas about the idiosyncrasies that has this most fascinating proportion of Indian civilisation consumed.

Lakshmi Govindrajan June 25, 2016

Modern Family

How I Learned to Accept the Inevitable and Came to Terms with My Parents’ Mortality

The inevitability of death is at the back of my mind at all times. The thought of a world without my parents terrorises me. But even though the future haunts me, I have vowed to give them the best of everything they deserve.

Umaima Saeed June 25, 2016

Bollywood

Can Salman Khan Stop Mocking Priyanka Chopra and Start Talking About Bharat?

It’s now been almost a year since Priyanka Chopra decided to no longer be a part of Bharat but Salman Khan seems to have been unable to get over her decision. The digs he has taken at her since then are a prime example of how the Indian male’s ego is unable to process a simple “no” from a woman.

Poulomi Das June 25, 2016

Pop Culture

From Han Solo to Han So-So: Why the New Star Wars Will Disappoint Its Die-Hard Fans

It isn’t too difficult to understand why Solo: A Star Wars Story flatters to deceive. At the centre of it all is a disappointing, yawning, Harrison Ford-shaped void that is impossible for his successor Alden Ehrenreich to fill.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 25, 2016

People

My Childhood in a Prison Cell

Karishma has spent most of her life in Bahraich jail with her undertrial mother. She's a regular six-year-old, even though her best friends are constable Asha and jailer Pandey.

Azeem Mirza June 25, 2016

Sports

Remembering Ramakant Achrekar, the Man Who Made God

How many people can claim to have slapped Sachin Tendulkar? The greatest coaches do not simply train champions, but raise gentlemen that also showcase good character and discipline in their personal lives, and Ramakant Achrekar was no different.

Arré Bench June 25, 2016

POV

Is Botox to a 40-year-old, What a Bikini Wax Is to a 25-year-old?

I do not hold a high-profile, high-maintenance job. And I am certainly not a star who needs to look radiant every single day. I’m an average, middle-class woman in her 40s. Am I still eligible for that botox shot?

Chandrima Pal June 25, 2016

POV

How Adulthood Changed the way I Look at the Festive Season

As I’ve grown older my perspective on celebrations and the festival season has changed to accommodate the anxieties of adulthood, at the expense of convention.

Jagruti Verma June 25, 2016

POV

What’s Frivolous About Investigating Justice Loya’s Death?

How is a request for investigation into the death of a judge an attack on the judiciary? To imply that wanting to know how Justice Loya died is frivolous is a bit much coming from the Supreme Court, the custodians of our democracy.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 25, 2016