Articles

Your Uber Will Be Striking Shortly

As commuters, we go off on frequent rants about how Uber and Ola drivers are always late, how they can never find the destination, or how rude they can be. But your Uber drivers are people too. And if the ongoing strike is any indication, they’ve had it with the app.

Kapil Talwar April 23, 2016

POV

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

First Person

Radically Honest Confessions: What a Month of Constantly Telling the Truth Taught Me

The concept of Radical Honesty isn’t just about telling the truth – you have to commit to voicing every stupid, bitchy, relationship-ending, career-destroying thought that tumbles through your head. I started my experiment with absolute truth-telling and landed in my own private hell.

Sonali Kokra April 23, 2016

Pop Culture

Dhadkan: The Altar at Which Jilted Lovers Pray

Twenty years after Dhadkan released, Suniel Shetty’s Dev is the reason the film still has a tremendous but low-key fan following over the country.

Anahad Madhav April 23, 2016

People

Meet Menaka Guruswamy, the Wonder Woman Who Helped Win the 377 Case

Seven decades ago, one generation of freedom fighters drove British colonisers away from this country. Today, another generation has seen one of their lingering relics off for good. Menaka Guruswamy is one of the many participants who’ve helped win us the right to love who we want.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 23, 2016

People

Inside the Secret World of a Beef Dealer

With gaurakshaks determined to stem the trade of beef at any cost, beef sellers like Quasim walk a fine line every day. Once wholly legit businessmen, they have now joined the ranks of my hash dealer.

Damian D'souza April 23, 2016

Pop Culture

When I Became a Taimur Ali Khan Reporter

I lived my life around the many actions, moods, and moments of Taimur Ali Khan, and they weren’t much. On the days he came out in public, there was palpable excitement in my life.

Kripa Krishnan April 22, 2016

POV

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.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 22, 2016

POV

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?

Vishal Dayama April 22, 2016

Pop Culture

What Not to Say to Cosplayers at Mumbai Comic Con

As the Mumbai Comic Con takes off this weekend, please make sure to brush up on your pop culture trivia to avoid upsetting any of the cosplayers. Under no circumstances, ask the dude dressed as Black Panther the capital of South Africa or offer Rani Padmavati a light.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 22, 2016