Articles

Student of the Year 2 Review: Tiger Shroff’s Muscles is the Most Talented Member of the Cast

Student of the Year 2 is a bland and thoughtless knockoff of its predecessor. It lacks originality, so much so that “Ishq Wala Love” becomes the intolerable “School Wala Love”. With Ananya Panday and Tara Sutaria reduced to props, it seems like the movie is written only for Tiger Shroff’s muscles.

Poulomi Das July 2, 2016

Culture

Ramzan in Isolation Made Me Realise the Importance of Togetherness

Ramzan in isolation doesn’t make the acts of fasting and worshiping difficult. Those are deeds deeply personal in nature. But what takes a hit is working for the greater good together. When you are looking to usher in change or fight the good fight, the support of a community only strengthens your resolve.

Tasneem Pocketwala July 2, 2016

Health

Modiji Did What I Couldn’t! Convinced My Parents to Stay at Home

For some, PM Narendra Modi’s advice to wash hands and self-quarantine is a rehash of what we already know. But Modiji was really having a heart-to-heart with the nation’s boomer parents, who’ve spent the last two weeks scoffing at “karunavirus”. The roles have reversed and millennials are having to parent their parents.

Kahini Iyer July 1, 2016

Pop Culture

Jokes Seth Meyers Couldn’t Tell (But Tina and Amy Should Have)

At the Golden Globes last night, Seth Meyers gave a powerful opening monologue. But even that couldn’t hide the need for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s collective comedic genius.

Aakansha Bisht July 1, 2016

People

Here’s Why Mumbai Takes a Dump by the Sea

At a fishing village in Mumbai’s upscale Bandra, there is a Sulabh shauchalaya, where the neighbourhood queues up as early as 4 am. If you’re lucky your “turn” may come by 6 or 7 am.

Ajay Sharma July 1, 2016

Gender

Not a Dress, Not a Maxi: How the Indian Woman Finds Liberation in a Nightie

Women fall in love with the nightie so madly, they never want to part ways. And why not? Its tent-like shape doesn’t discriminate – you might have Kareena-like abs or you might be well-rounded, the nightie gives everyone the sex appeal of a potato.

Purba Ray July 1, 2016

Pop Culture

Reconsidering Eminem in a Post-Me Too World

Eminem and controversy go together like McDonalds and indigestion – the latter inevitably follows the former. Today, it’s easy to look at his body of work and dismiss it as an offensive collection of regressive ideas. But, maybe, there is another way to look at the controversial rapper.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 1, 2016

Technology

Can Google Duplex Help Me with My Break Up?

When I heard of Google Duplex, I went into overdrive thinking of all the things I’d never have to do again if Duplex could stay on the down-low. Customer care executives, annoying relatives, and break ups were all things from which I’d be forever freed.

Kahini Iyer July 1, 2016

POV

To All The Hiring Managers Who’ve Ghosted Me Before

I was once randomly dumped after six rounds of interviews, which included writing an elaborate test, over a generic text message. Even by modern dating standards that was cruel. Dear hiring executives, how about putting the human in Human Resource management?

Riddhi K July 1, 2016

POV

How I Learned to Love My Society’s I-Day Celebration

I used to dislike the society’s I-day celebrations that sounded and felt like a repeat of the one before, but for the two years during the pandemic that it went missing, I realised its importance.

Deepansh Duggal July 1, 2016