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Dinklage makes haste to leave, falls into the water and whoosh! His creative block is gone, as an entire new opera passes before his eyes
But if stardom tells us anything, it’s that we are beings of infinite desires. And desire is usually a question, not an answer
JK Rowling populates the mindset, typified by Donald Trump, that responds to heterogeneity with a domineering nostalgia for ye olde absolute...
Writing a column is also like being a maasi. You are inside and outside; free of daily attendance, yet responsible and involved
A passionate and articulate speaker, she grew into a young leader. In any other times this journey would inspire people, fill them with admiration.
Which young faces will not take on Charlie Chaplin expressions of betrayal and horror, self-pity and terror when confronted with lauki, turai, tinday...
Adolesence re-inaugurates a discussion on masculinity
Words are magic. So you can do magic tricks with them. ASHA means hope, like in “dil hai chhota sa, chhoti si Asha”
Muslim culture is usually represented in some typical ways: either in terms of religious zeal, especially when it is poorer communities
Finally, on February 6, when the Commisioner did not respond to their written complaint, they decided to walk to Mumbai
Then you are trapped, a digital scream competing to be heard in a hall of mirrors.
Such a posh place surely chucks them at the first spot of discolouration. And anyway, is it really stealing if it stays on the premises?
The day before his suicide he had been made to lick the toilet seat and had his head flushed in the toilet.
Add a little fancy English to the description, and it will be in an arts biennale before you can say, bhaiya Malad jaoge?
These are the very tales of outsiders and underdogs Bollywood once excelled in telling. In a society as hierarchical as ours, this pain is one many...
Public shaming brings its share of trauma no matter who you are. But, there is no substantive loss of power for Gaiman
Without a doubt, this was a big deal. In India the struggle for private space is both physical and intensely psychological.
The latter might describe my friends. I called Friend no. 1 with a cheery “Happy new year”. “Ya, ok” she replied. Illustration/Uday Mohite Having...
Dr Singh, the architect of Indian liberalisation, leaves behind a complex legacy. Illustration/Uday Mohite The end of the year is a bittersweet...
Turns out I was not alone in thinking this. I had unexpected company—the Kolkata police. Illustration/Uday Mohite Love recognises no barriers. It...
Pagal kar diya ki deewana bana diya? No one can say maybe because they are speechless. Illustration/Uday Mohite The most famous person on the...
That day arrived in Latur. Scanning the menu, I spied it. Chilli Cheese Toast. Only the world’s bestest snack. Illustration/Uday Mohite On a hard,...
Whatever happened to making friends the old fashioned way, one might say. Illustration/Uday Mohite Young people in China are reportedly hopping on...
The Secret was not itself new. It reframed similar ideas popular since the late 19th century. I guess, since the book has sold over 30 million...
So given her job, I guess the honourable minister knew whereof she spoke. It’s not just patriarchy that’s holding women back. It’s, erm, the...
It was a powerful image, bubbling with many meanings of the body and politics. Meta decided its nudity had only one meaning and that meaning was...
Such people will at once be considered too good for the group, and also “who does she think she is” by the group. Yaniki, Shalini Passi....
Did they whoop like Fearless Nadia or toss off an insouciant Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron as the made the jailbreak? That’s left to our giggling...
Tamil Nadu’s moral ban followed protests from anti-abortion groups like Responsible Parents Forum and Satvika Samuga Sevakar Sangam, which claimed...
“That can’t be right” he exclaimed. Some retracing revealed that we had in fact met in 2021. It just did not feel that way. Illustration/Uday...
Then sometimes we stumble upon something that connects us to our deepest yearnings Illustration/Uday Mohite Most of the time we watch “content”...
That is why it is emotionally piercing and powerful, ricocheting across walls that ring the world with silence. Many of these walls are made of...
A time when being playful with god was seen as affection, not disrespect. Illustration/Uday Mohite I miss Gannu’s big belly. ADVERTISEMENT In...
What prevents someone claiming to be a political thinker a chance to deepen their political understanding? Illustration/Uday Mohite Every now and...
What were the times that Salim-Javed were part of, which made them as much as they made it? Illustration/Uday Mohite No artist is ahead of his...
Calls for hanging discourage examination of the conditions of injustice in which sexual violence is embedded. Illustration/Uday Mohite Are all...
Phogat her silver and Imane Sharif the pure celebration of her victories. Illustration/Uday Mohite To be celebrated as resilient can be lonely....
The ruling party was quick to call this a Communist-government made disaster, as if it is not a disaster that we all live within Illustration/Uday...
So much maza, khulle haath, khulla dil is indeed the definition of a true blockbuster, made with heart, not only marketing Illustration/Uday Mohite...
Krishna opened his mouth to reveal the entire universe. The wedding is an inside out version of this that subsumes the entire mediaverse into its...
Unable to work, I lay in bed, wrapped in a quilt, wrapped in the cocoon of monsoon light, wrapped up in the book. Illustration/Uday Mohite Waiting...