Articles

The In-Betweeners: Millennials Who Aren’t Millennial Enough

We were born in the ’80s; and we’re millennials too. But we’re also the last generation to have actually known what life without internet and mobile phones looked like.

Riddhi K June 23, 2016

People

My Life of Onlyness

I was the stereotypical, pampered only child who never had to share his toys or his parents’ attention with anyone. It was the best thing in the world until my father died. Nothing made me feel the absence of a sibling more than my father’s untimely demise.

Jackie Thakkar June 23, 2016

Gender

Spider-Man, Your Friendly Neighbourhood House Husband

Spider-Man is on a new mission now. After setting the world right, he’s ready to set his home right. What good are his superpowers if he can’t make the dishes sparkle, the carpet bright, and the floors shiny and white?

Purba Ray June 23, 2016

POV

With the Rise of the Beep Culture, What Will Happen to the “Progressive” Bong?

To some Bengalis who felt betrayed by those who voted for the BJP during the Lok Sabha elections, the Beep Festival’s cancellation was merely a trailer for the blockbuster cultural clampdowns that are sure to follow.

Chandrima Pal June 23, 2016

Pop Culture

A Good Time To Be Robert Pattinson

Pattinson’s live-wire turn as Connie in Good Time – his best showing by some measure – is the most tragic character played on film last year. But does it compare with the two leading contenders for the Best Actor Award at the Oscars?

Manik Sharma June 23, 2016

Gender

It’s 2021, So Why Are Politicians Still Making Comments about Women Belonging in the Kitchen?

As far as misogynistic jibes go, the “women in the kitchen” stereotype is the lowest hanging fruit. If a woman like Mamata Banerjee, who has proven her prowess in a male-dominated field like politics, is also subjected to such silly comments, how many others are relegated to the background without even a chance to first prove themselves?

Arré Bench June 22, 2016

Gender

Finding My Feminism in a Menstrual Cup

I started using the menstrual cup more than 15 years after I got my first period and it was the first time I engaged with my menses. I no longer loathed “that time of the month”. With every cycle I understood my body a little better, embraced it a little more

Oishorjyo June 22, 2016

POV

Too Cool for School: What I Learned from Being Homeschooled in Mumbai

Most kids complain about their grades, their history homework, their annoying PT sir. Being homeschooled, I complained about being taught embroidery and having to draw the entire history of ancient Rome in charcoal. But most annoying were the aunties who asked the question, “Do you have any friends?"

Viveka Shah June 22, 2016

Pop Culture

From Jaws to Crawl: Everyone Loves a Nail-Biting Man vs Animal Movie

Having humans as a main course for a man-eating critter is a time-honoured cinematic tradition, which over the years, has also proved to be extremely malleable. From sharks to alligators and everything in between, the dangers can be symbols of nature’s untamed majesty, or represent the consequences of our own actions.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 22, 2016

People

Home is Where Ammachi is

You reluctantly leave the city to return home for the holidays. But it’s only when you see the grandpeeps, you realise that the long, sticky train journey is worth it.

Michelle Parayil June 22, 2016