You’ve Seen the Men, But Who Are the Women of IPL?
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You’ve Seen the Men, But Who Are the Women of IPL?

In a testosterone-filled environment, the women of IPL stand out – anchors, journalists, producers, the wives and girlfriends of players. Everyone fights a stereotype. We deflect low-key sexual harassment – flirtatious advances, late-night calls in your hotel room – to stay in the game.
Life After Plastic. It’s Fantastic
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Life After Plastic. It’s Fantastic

Years before plastic became pervasive, you went to buy ration swinging a cloth bag. The local butcher wrapped up your mutton in yesterday’s newspaper. But plastic adapted itself like a shape-shifting hydra to suit our urban needs.
Pati, Patni, and the Woeful Woh
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Pati, Patni, and the Woeful Woh

An extramarital upheaval in my life – and my screenplay – helped me realise that all it takes for a man to come back, is for a woman to know that she doesn’t want him anymore.
Manto: The Seer Who Knew Every Prostitute and Pimp in Town
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Manto: The Seer Who Knew Every Prostitute and Pimp in Town

Manto’s stories can broadly be divided into two sections: the ones about Partition, and the ones about Mumbai. The latter are the ones I admire the most, when he wrote about the dingy alleys of the city, where prostitutes, pimps, and decent men met, their dreams and desires in tow and humanity intact.