Articles

What Happens Behind the Scenes at the IPL Auction

While IPL matches are undoubtedly fun, don’t forget the auction — when one of the eight teams picks a winning combination, while the others seal their fate without even knowing what has happened.

Karishma Pandey March 16, 2016

Pop Culture

Why Kunal Kamra’s “Bold” Satire Stands Out in the Age of Bollywood’s “Apolitical” Stars

In our vast and diverse democracy, is it really possible for every filmmaker, writer, and performer to have the same rose-tinted view of the country? Obviously not. That’s why Kunal Kamra, whose bracing political satire dares to challenge that status quo, stands out.

Kahini Iyer March 16, 2016

POV

The Looney Tunes of Zakir Naik

It’s hard to understand how anyone could get radicalised by Zakir Naik. He might invent people at random and think humans have gone extinct. But that’s all folks.

#VALUE! March 16, 2016

Gender

Why Do We Hate Women’s Magazines? They Gave Us Our First Lesson in Feminism After All

The world applauds the woman who cracks the IIT, but immediately gets their knickers in a twist if a woman drinks, parties, or puts herself first. Through the years, women’s magazines have shown women how to fall in love with themselves. Maybe, this is what makes people so uncomfortable.

Ashwina Garg March 16, 2016

POV

Homosexuality is Not a Crime. Time to Ask, “But What about Our Soldiers at the Border”?

The jawan’s plight is of great relevance to every problem plaguing the country from black money to AFSPA – every problem, except those that directly affect the life of the jawan. Serving in the forces requires the strength to forego many of the freedoms that the rest of us enjoy. But how is it acceptable to snatch away a person’s freedom to love?

Sonali Kokra March 15, 2016

Pop Culture

Excuse Me, Do You Speak Meme?

Shakespeare wasn’t trying to piss schoolkids off, he actually spoke like that. And now people talk lyk dis. Memes are our language. They contain as much context as good literature and a more developed backstory than the last 10 Avengers movies. So why do we still consider them low-brow?

#VALUE! March 15, 2016

Bollywood

Pati Patni Aur Woh is Proof that Kartik Aaryan is the Hero of the Outrage Culture

It’s naive to assume that the makers of Pati Patni Aur Woh didn’t predict the backlash to the misogyny in the movie. Like the success of Kabir Singh shows, in 2019, every denunciation is actually a win for a film. The fact that we’re rewarding Pati Patni Aur Woh with our attention is its own payoff.

Kanika Katyal March 15, 2016

Animals

Only Dog Lovers Allowed: How My Husband’s Pet Conquered My Fear of Animals

Dogs and I have never gotten along, whether it was a goofy labrador or a ferocious German shepherd. Even so, I had to vow to take my husband – and his 10-year-old Beagle – in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

Huzan Tata March 15, 2016

Pop Culture

Games of Thrones: I Don’t Even Recognise You Anymore

(Warning, spoilers ahead) As a Game of Thrones fan, I am still excited for the series finale next week. But it honestly seems at this point that, in its rush to get to the finish line, GoT has become one of those shows that have veered so far away from its roots that it almost seems like a different show altogether now.

Jackie Thakkar March 15, 2016

Love and Sex

Beyond People and Relationships: This is my Modern Love Story about Mumbai

Convention dictates that love manifests in terms of the people we choose to be with but for somebody like me, it is the freedom of not having or wanting to make that choice that has felt the more liberating. Like Prime Video’s ‘Raat Raani’ (part of Modern Love Mumbai) I have found love in moments, inanimate objects and the many ways Mumbai both challenges and supports you. For it is perhaps the only city where you can feel loved without being defined by it.

Jagruti Verma March 15, 2016