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The Anti-Bhakt One-Man Army
While other dissenters have tried to distance themselves from the bile spewed by bhakts, Humans of Hindutva stands out from the pack by gladly getting into the mud and wrestling the swine.
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The Sultan Will Have the Last Laugh
In these times of outrage, saying asinine things is the way to publicity. Donald Trump may get a presidency out of it. So what’s wrong if Sallu wants to get a hit out of it?
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Is 25 the Deadline to Make New Friends?
I have become reluctant to forge new friendships. Like everything else in this age, my emotions can be summed up in one catchy hashtag: #NoNewFriends. Is this all part of growing up, being on the other side of 25?
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My Love-Hate Relationship with Influencers
Some days I want to burn a gazillion calories and get a six-pack and on other days I want to cook my favourite meals, be a glutton and accept myself as I am. The problem is there are an equal number of people on social media giving ‘gyaan’ on both, and I tend to endlessly switch between the two.
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Hi, I’m a Writer and I Freelance For a Dying
The freelancer has inspired a slew of #LifeGoals exhorting others to quit their job, follow their dreams, and travel the world. Yet, somehow, all this carpe diem spirit around the freelancer lifestyle doesn’t really address the real question: Who will pay your rent?
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With a Surge in the Modi Wave, What Choices Are Indian Liberals Left With?
That liberals were not in touch with ground realities was established as a fact back in 2014 itself. That they have been trying to fight a new battle with the same old tools of intellectualism and self-importance is perhaps the takeaway of the 2019 election.
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Lahe Lahe Land and the Art of Laziness
People in Assam believe in lingering. We believe in slothful, listless days. Even months. Safe to say, years.
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Why I Moved to A City to Become Invisible
Most of us are terrified of becoming one with the crowd, but what that invisibility has allowed me, in terms of agency and freedom, has turned out to be invaluable.
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Bollywood’s a Sellout! Did We Really Need Cobrapost to Tell Us That?
A sting by Cobrapost, Operation Karaoke, set up a fake PR agency that asked Bollywood celebrities to endorse a political party for money. But after a slew of propaganda films and biopics, are we really surprised to learn that the industry is full of actors who are cosily nestled in political pockets?
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Grief in the Age of Social Media
Modern grief, the kind that lives on the internet, is a whole world away from old-world grief, the kind you preserved inside of you. The modern take on grieving is to share and tweet about it.