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My Cat, The Anchor Of My Life

In an age, especially one ravaged by the pandemic, where human relationships have become harder to hold and keep my cat has anchored my otherwise unhinged life, by simply becoming the subject of my love and care.

Sonia Mariam April 25, 2016

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Dine at Taj By Day, Worry about Rent at Night: Confessions of a Lifestyle Journalist

As a lifestyle journalist, I rub shoulders with the one per cent, without actually belonging in their preferred social circles. It’s a Jekyll-and-Hyde situation and I am constantly reminded of it by the Max Mara-wearing, eight-course-meal-eating folks I am surrounded by.

JJ Rankin April 25, 2016

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2021: A New Year Where We Hope for Old Comforts, Not a Fresh Start

2021 will be the year of the comeback or so we hope. It will be the year where we don’t aspire for much ambition and greatness, but to get back to routine.

Hardik Rajgor April 25, 2016

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Adopting a Child: I Knew About the Red Tape, But No One Prepared Me For Resistance From Our Family

Adopting a child in India is a process riddled with bureaucracy, tough questions, and long delays, often for the right reasons. But, as we found out, the red tape is the least worrisome part of adopting. We were not prepared for the resistance we faced from our family.

Druhi Mehta||Mahima April 24, 2016

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“Everything Will Be Fine!”: Will It Really? Let’s Talk about Toxic Positivity

The “positive vibes only” clan has been on an overdrive during this pandemic. When I was struggling to find work last April, I was bombarded with messages asking me to “cheer up” and “look at the bright side”. I felt like everyone was forcing optimism onto me and it was really suffocating.

Riddhi K April 24, 2016

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This Liberal’s Heart Beats For Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee kept humour and poetry and all those softer emotions that keep our politics humane, alive – all the emotions that have so thoroughly vanished from our public life. His tenure is a reminder that political ideology notwithstanding, there is a world of difference between being a statesman and playing one.

Runjhun Noopur April 24, 2016

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Hardik Pandya Might Become a Better Celebrity, But it’ll Take More than Our Outrage to Change Him

Men like Hardik Pandya are simply by-products of decades of patriarchy that has always seen women as somebody’s property – not somebody. And they will continue to air their dirty mindsets in private even after their public censuring.

Purba Ray April 23, 2016

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Aata Majhi Satakli: What’s Pissing the Marathi Manoos Off?

There’s a certain breed of Maharashtrian man who believes it’s his birthright to bully and beat. We recently saw the Always Angry Marathi Manoos, not to be confused with just the Marathi Manoos, in action when MNS workers beat up a multiplex manager in Pune.

Mrunali Shinde April 23, 2016

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Why 2020 is the Best Year to Stop Celebrating New Year’s Eve… Forever

If there’s one good thing that can come out of 2020 (apart from the latest Taher Shah song), it is that we don’t need New Year’s Eve parties anymore. As we approach the last day of the year, no one is asking “31st ka kya plan hai?”

Hardik Rajgor April 23, 2016

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Nationalism and Other Drugs

The wounds of Uri have not yet healed and even the civilian needs something for the pain. Our two opiates are entertainment and sport.

Palash Agarwal April 23, 2016