India Archives

Arré Checklist: How Protest Publicity Can Make Manikarnika and Super 30 a Hit

Now that Padmaavat has set the trend and Manikarnika is due to follow, the floodgates are open for protestors to come together against “offensive” films. Sinhal Classes will be perfect protest partners for Hrithik Roshan’s Super 30.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 4, 2016

DisArré

Exposé! Sugar Lobby Behind Macron Win

A macaron named Emmanuel has been elected as the French president. W&B uncover the sugar lobby’s nefarious plan for world domination, even bigger than the Watergateaux Scandal.

Weedward and June 3, 2016

Technology

Bengaluru’s Self-Claimed Culture of Innovation Cannot Rescue the City from Falling Apart

Considered the hub of innovation, Bengaluru’s infrastructural problems are at odds with every app-based solution its brightest minds try to sell as a ‘solution’ to a problem. Beneath its veil of ambitious, lip-smacking valuations, there is a creaking city waiting to be rescued.

Jagruti Verma June 2, 2016

Sports

Rahul Dravid: The Man Who Would Never Be King

If Indian cricket was a fancy omelette stuffed with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, Parma ham, and cheese, Rahul Dravid would choose to be the salt.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 1, 2016

POV

A Modern-Day Guide to Gandhigiri

How can one fit the Gandhian model to the average Indian millennial? Maybe the next time your Uber driver makes the wrong turn, think before you shout at his human fallibility.

Manik Sharma June 1, 2016

People

How My Co-Worker Turned His Disability Into His Superpower

Mahesh was a co-worker with cerebral palsy. I had made up my mind about him without giving him a fair chance. Months later, he helped me achieve my dream.

Roshan Cariappa May 31, 2016

Pop Culture

Cuttputlli review: Bland and Boring

Akshay Kumar is the weakest link in a film that rarely makes sense or has you at the edge of your seat.

Pradeep Menon May 31, 2016

POV

Air India: The BEST Buses of the Sky

The new FDI norms might spell the end of Air India as we know it. For nostalgia’s sake, we hope it takes a page out of BEST’s book. Mumbai’s bus service has been on the brink of privatisation for a few years, but has tenaciously hung on.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 31, 2016

Gender

Fans Trolling Sania Mirza is Just Another Example of Women Being Blamed for the Missteps of Men

Blaming women for the mistakes men make is a tale as old as time. After Pakistan’s dismal performance against India in the World Cup, it wasn’t too long before cricket fans figured out where the blame for their lax attitude really lies – with “Indian agent” Sania Mirza.

Kahini Iyer May 31, 2016

Modern Family

Love in the Time of Cancer

When my mother’s cancer came, I got a crash course in adulthood. I had to become the mother that my mother needed.

Ananya N May 30, 2016