Articles

Tabu: Eternal Beauty in the Era of Manufactured Comebacks

Words do no justice to the versatility of Tabu, but her performances certainly do. She is ethereal as the courtesan Saeeda Bai in Mira Nair's A Suitable Boy, and in Andhadhun, her eccentric and evil Simi steals the show.

Kadambari Srivastava June 5, 2016

POV

I’m a Muslim and I Can Never Go “Boo!”

I wear my religion on my sleeve – actually more like on my head in the form of a headscarf. And this happens to be a not-so-good time to be a practising Muslim.

Saadia S June 5, 2016

POV

Shouldn’t the People of Kashmir Have Had a Say in the Revocation of Article 370?

I am not going to debate whether the revocation of Article 370 is going to be good or bad for Kashmir and India. The result of this action will only be clear with time. But what we must consider is the way this whole manoeuvre was orchestrated. And what that might portend for the future of our democracy.

Karan Mujoo June 5, 2016

Modern Family

What I Learnt from Watching My Parents’ Relationship Fall Apart

I used to look at my parents as a team that’s in it to win it. So the day my father said that he needed to move out, I thought it was over. I was mad that my mother was not doing anything to stop him. I wondered how I would survive this. How could I have let this happen? In my version of the story, I was the only victim.

Aditi Sharma June 5, 2016

Pop Culture

One Mic Stand: Shashi Tharoor Pulls a Kunal Kamra, Just in Better English

Amazon Prime Video’s One Mic Stand shows us Shashi Tharoor’s likeable, charming side. Look, he’s the guy you can hang out with. But we don’t need Tharoor to be relatable. We needed him to be cutting and crisp, to shame us out of the political coma most of us seem to have slipped into as we wait to hear on our Canadian PR application status.

Sonali Kokra June 5, 2016

Pop Culture

Washing a Laptop and Other Gems on Indian TV: What Are Our Daily Soap Writers Smoking?

In a clip from an Indian soap that recently went viral, a couple is seen having a lovers’ tiff. Nothing unusual here other than the fact that they were fighting while falling off the cliff. Because when you are the top-rated TV show, who cares for physics?

Runjhun Noopur June 5, 2016

DisArré

LEAKED! Arnab Goswami’s Letter to Indian Journalists!

India’s Banshee-in-Chief sets out a code of ethics that reminds journalists that they must refrain from questioning anything the nation doesn’t agree with.

Weedward and June 5, 2016

Love and Sex

The Veiled Secret of My Open Marriage

A year into our arranged match, my husband and I decided to get into an open relationship. It’s done wonders for our marriage.

Aishwarya K June 5, 2016

Pop Culture

Bulbbul Review: There’s Lots to Admire in this Spooky Anti-Fairytale Produced by Anushka Sharma

Bulbbul is possibly the most ambitious Netflix original film since Lust Stories. It marks the directorial debut of Anvita Dutt, a seasoned lyricist and screenwriter, who takes her time with building suspense, relying more on visual detailing than narrative plot-twists to deliver a highly original film.

Poulomi Das June 5, 2016

Gender

What an MRI Scan Taught Me About the Lifelong Burden of Sexual Abuse and Trauma

When I was five, my friend’s grandfather forced himself on me. I called for help repeatedly but none came. In that moment, inside that MRI machine, I was that little girl whose almost lifeless body was on the floor, being violated.

Manjiri Indurkar June 5, 2016