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Stela Dey

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What is the beauty tyranny at play when a Panipat mother murders kids

India is horrified by Poonam’s actions. But it should also do what it rarely does — examine the mirror it keeps holding up to its women.

04.12.2025 4

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‘Delhi winters’ is a legend. Now it’s just air anxiety

The wealthy float above the crisis—insulated in air-purified cars, weekend getaways at farmhouses, and vacations timed perfectly to coincide with...

29.11.2025 8

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Pickleball and the end of spontaneous playing

Somewhere along the way, play became a scheduled activity instead of something that just happened. It became a slot you could miss, a plan you had to...

23.11.2025 6

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Granta’s India issue goes into the heart of ‘vikas’. Restlessness written all over it

The Ramayana entering politics is not the collapse of reason alone; sometimes it is also the search for continuity in a decade that has moved faster...

20.11.2025 7

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The 20-year menopause mistake. New drug for old neglect

The US has approved a new pill for menopause symptoms and rolled back the 'black box' warnings that kept women away from HRT. But the long delay...

16.11.2025 10

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Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

13.11.2025 10

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Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

The affluent in Delhi, armed with airtight windows, multiple purifiers, and humidifiers, have normalised a way of life that once seemed dystopian.

12.11.2025 8

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Stela Dey