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By Amna Kapur: Music is an odd entity that has the extraordinary power to invoke emotions and make you relive memories. Often, melodies can transport you back in time and lyrics can bring about full-on...
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By Neetole Mitra: Dibakar Banerjee took the Hindi Film industry by storm with his debut direction Khosla Ka Ghosla in 2006. It was one of those films that just clicked. Scene after scene from the very...
View ArticleWitches Of Westeros: Using And Subverting The Witch Trope In Game Of Thrones
By Sheilagh O’Brien: This article contains spoilers for the Game of Thrones TV series and the books upon which it is based. 1447 witch burning in Switzerland. Ask people what they know about witches...
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By Himanshi Upadhyaya: Who hasn’t heard of ‘Game of Thrones’? I am pretty sure each one of you is aware of the mighty series. I mean, c’mon. ‘GOT’ is everywhere – the hoardings, the internet, the...
View Article5 Foreigners Share How Their First Visit To India Caught Them Completely By...
By Anjana Radhakrishnan: Foreigners in India (a still from Darjeeling Limited) Having grown up in a home that always smelled of coconut oil and curry leaves, I thought I’d be prepared for my nine-month...
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By YKA Staff: After premiering at Cannes, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Randeep Hooda starrer ‘Sarbjit‘ released in theatres across India today. This is Bachchan’s second film in just 6 months, after the...
View ArticleTwitter Review: Radhika Apte’s ‘Phobia’ Is The Thriller Bollywood Desperately...
By YKA Staff: When short films and advertisements starring Radhika Apte get such a positive response, it is natural that her latest feature film ‘Phobia’ released with a lot of expectations riding on...
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By Parthiv Kidangoor: Though I remember Mohanlal starrer Ravanaprabhu as the first movie I watched in the theatre; I got to know the actual essence of the great Indian cinema audience, which I am also...
View ArticleThe Irony Of Growing Up As A Millennial Indian Muslim
By Aisha Khan: I’m your typical Indian urban millennial. Well-travelled, yoga-loving 20 something tuned into the most recent trends in pop culture. I am also a confident, well-educated and assertive...
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By Nazeef Mollah: SPOILER ALERT A still from ‘Phobia’. Source: YouTube. The film ‘Phobia‘ begins with – at least, that’s when I entered the hall – a quotation of Franz Kafka. I had forgotten it by the...
View ArticleHow 17-Year-Old Jaden Smith Is Smashing Gender Norms (With His Clothes)
By Anoushka Agrawal: We live in a world in which things are constantly happening. Revolutionary technology and education are granting opportunities to people like never before. Ideas and norms are ever...
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सिद्धार्थ भट्ट: मुझे याद है जब मैंने पहली बार लकड़ी का एक छोटा सा कलमदान बनाया था, अपने रोजमर्रा के काम की आदतों से कुछ अलग करने की यादें ख़ास होती हैं। पहली बार साइकिल चलाना हो या पतंग उड़ाना, इस तरह की...
View ArticleTwo Game Of Thrones Fans Take On The Latest Episode: What’s With The Mother...
By Rohini Banerjee and Rachit: SPOILER ALERT Love it, hate it, but you can’t avoid it—that’s Game Of Thrones for you. Every Monday morning for the past few weeks, the Internet has been turning into a...
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By Lipi Mehta: I have been following Tanmay Bhat on Snapchat for a while and honestly, I look forward to his Snap Stories, however ridiculous they might be. I loved that he explained why feminism isn’t...
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