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Insha Jalil Waziri

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Prada learnt its lesson. Where are ‘humara culture’ Indians on Ralph Lauren’s jhumka?

The problem, dear Ralph Lauren, is not your use of the jhumka, but your dismissal of its history. The list of stolen items is too vast to fight, but...

13.03.2026 20

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The silence after Epstein Files is a global feminist defeat

The latest protest by feminist group Femen is just another statement in a long line of hollow efforts that will make headlines for a day or two, but...

12.03.2026 10

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Satyajit Ray to Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — how Martin Scorsese plays patron saint at Oscars

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film...

10.01.2026 10

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Getting a boyfriend won’t bring my life together. I’d rather get a cat

There’s people my age—my friends—telling me I need to get my life together. Simply because I don’t have a boyfriend. When did I become Bridget Jones?

01.01.2026 20

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Are we ready for a world without books? AI obsession is getting scary

It is hard for me to imagine a world where AI is surpassing Taylor Swift on the billboards or Sally Rooney, but it's not impossible.

29.12.2025 20

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Jane Austen knew it first—you can’t fix a man, he has to fix himself

Jane Austen's works are calling the shots simply because they remain relatable. Mrs Bennett wants her daughters to marry, and so does my mother!

16.12.2025 10

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People congratulated me when Taylor Swift got engaged. Welcome to parasocial life

It’s the age of Swifties and ChatGPT. No wonder ‘parasocial’ is Cambridge Word of the Year.

20.11.2025 8

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Maratha Mandir is a time machine. Young SRK is a tequila shot

The only reason most of us like Raj is because he comes in a SRK-wrapped package. There simply is no other reason. Imagine any other actor playing Raj...

02.11.2025 10

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