Mere Paas “Maa-si” Hai: Do We Thank Our Almost-Mothers Enough?
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Mere Paas “Maa-si” Hai: Do We Thank Our Almost-Mothers Enough?

Mothers are a separate species, the collective reason for a warm, comforting glow in the lives of so many of us. But after I lost my mother, I found pieces of her in other women in my life. Some of them look like her, some of them sound like her, and I realise that my mother continues to live and look after me through all these “maa-sis”.
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Why Is It Never The Man’s Fault?

A professor was forced to resign in Kolkata, for images she put up of herself on her social media. For some inane reason this non-imposition has been deemed her fault.
The Other F-Word
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The Other F-Word

I used to be one of those people who thought feminism was “too loaded a word” and feminists were victim-complexed man-haters. And then, I grew up.
What’s a Hockey?
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What’s a Hockey?

The Indian hockey team thought getting Shaad Ali to make a biopic on former captain, Sandeep Singh would definitely get them some attention. Boy, were they wrong.
Ajeeb Daastaans Review: This Netflix Anthology Gives You a New Perspective of Seeing the World Around You
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Ajeeb Daastaans Review: This Netflix Anthology Gives You a New Perspective of Seeing the World Around You

Netflix’s anthology series Ajeeb Daastaans is an effective commentary on caste, class, and gender, which offers new perspectives to complexities that surround us. The toast of the series, however, is Neeraj Ghaywan’s “Geeli Pucchi”, starring Konkona Sen Sharma and Aditi Rao Hydari, a story about two women who find refuge in each other’s company, only to discover their differences.