Articles

20 Years of Boys Don’t Cry: A Look at the Complicated Legacy of the Transgender Drama

When Boys Don’t Cry released in 1999, it started a conversation about the trans community. But the movie is not without its flaws. It is criticised for inaccurate casting – Hilary Swank, a cis straight woman essaying a trans man – and for being ambivalent regarding its protagonist’s trans identity.

Mavis D'Silva July 10, 2016

Pop Culture

Masoom is a Gripping and Unsettling Story of Family Secrets and Lies

Masoom is fully committed to its mood and texture and more than the mystery, it is shouldered by the uncomfortable relationship between Boman Irani and his daughter, played by Samara Tijori.

Pradeep Menon July 10, 2016

Features

Kaun Hai Hero, Kaun Villain? The 5 Key Characters to Watch Out for in Amazon Prime Video’s Tandav

If the trailer of Amazon Prime Video’s Tandav is anything to go by, this political drama has everything it takes to get you hooked to your screen. In Saif Ali Khan, we have a powerful scion and in Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub’s a fiery student leader. That’s not all.

Arré Bench July 10, 2016

People

Meet Karimul Haque, West Bengal’s “Bike Ambulance Dada” & a Padma Shri

Compassion can make the world go around, and Karimul Haque from Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal is living proof. After he lost his mother for a lack of ambulance services, Haque, a tea plantation worker, ferries sick villagers to the hospital on his bike. This has earned him the nickname “Bike Ambulance Dada”.

Mavis D'Silva July 10, 2016

Love and Sex

A Parshya I Knew and the Archi I Might Have Been

Sairat reminds me of my summer romance. We held hands when no one was watching and kissed under a mango tree. And then…

Ananya N July 10, 2016

Love and Sex

Pyaar Ka Pandemic: How Indian Women are Redefining the Rules of Lockdown Sex

Over months of India’s extended lockdown, devoid of the excitement of casual Tinder-ing and Bumble-ing, many women have explored alternate routes to channel their sexuality. New vocabularies are building, toys are being explored, conversations about previously private topics like “pleasure” are coming to the public fore.

Oishorjyo July 10, 2016

POV

#EverydayPhenomenal: What Our Obsession with Over-Celebrating Weddings, Birthdays, and Now Even Divorces Says About Us

What’s with the multiple tawdry parties to celebrate a solitary life event like marriage? Unless you’re DeepVeer or Nickyanka – who also overdid it – the truth most people stuffing their faces with your ₹2,500-per-plate aren’t telling you is: No. One. Cares.

Sonali Kokra July 10, 2016

People

The (Possibly) Short and Tortured Life of Irshad

Irshad was chatting with Yakoob, when his friend was shot in the abdomen, and killed. The story of a child from the Valley who became a person of interest.

dilnaz boga July 10, 2016

Gender

The Life and Times of a Surrogate Mother

Leaving stigma behind in the dust of the fields they toil in, Gujarat's surrogate mothers are scripting a narrative of change.

Aparna joshi July 10, 2016

Modern Family

What It Means to Be “the Guy Who Wants Babies” in An Age Where Everyone is “Childfree By Choice”

I am a millennial who wants kids. There. I said it. I've had a case of baby fever since I first held my niece. This opens me up to ridicule from my friends and makes me appear like a “softie” on dates.

Jackie Thakkar July 10, 2016