Do We Really Go To Cafés For The Coffee?
By Damini Kulkarni: We are a South Indian family that takes filter ‘kaapi’ very seriously. When my father begins the meticulous process of brewing filter coffee, my friends drool at even the slight...
View ArticleWith “Kabali”, Movie Theatres Have Been Feeling The Power Of Rajinikanth...
By YKA Staff: It’s Kabali Day! “Kabali” the latest film of the ultimate, the one and only Rajinikanth, hit theatres across the country today and the craze has been unreal. With 5 AM first day first...
View Articleकब बंद होगा हिन्दी सिनेमा में दिखाया जाने वाला लैंगिक भेदभाव?
सिद्धार्थ भट्ट: 21 जुलाई को दिल्ली के सीरी फोर्ट काम्प्लेक्स के पास “हैय्या: ओर्गनाइज फॉर एक्शन“ नाम की एक नॉन प्रॉफिट संस्था द्वारा हिंदी सिनेमा में दिखाए जाने वाले लिंग आधारित भेदभाव पर एक कार्यक्रम...
View Article“Commodification Of Women Is Near Absolute”: Rahul Bose On Sexism In The Film...
By Oxfam India: Gender sensitivity plays a key role in cinema, through its acknowledgement or the lack of it. It’s well known how differently the industry pans out for male and female actors. To...
View ArticleWhy Movies Must Stop Celebrating Stalking In The Name Of ‘Love’
By Iswarya V: Exactly one month has passed since the brutal murder of Swathi, the 24-year-old Infosys employee whose killer is believed to have stalked her for months before hacking her to death in...
View Article“Brahman Naman”: The Young Indian Male’s Quest For Sex (Told Like It Actually...
By Rohan Seth: “All said and done, the young male, anywhere in the world, is a rather ugly and pointless evolutionary experiment. I’m honestly very relieved to find myself out of it and in the midst of...
View ArticleBrutally Honest Advice From TVF’s Arunabh Kumar On Why IIT Isn’t Everything
By Rajkanya Mahapatra: We’ve all watched, and enjoyed, the short films and videos made by The Viral Fever on YouTube. With more than 15 lakh subscribers and a long and impressive list of shows/videos,...
View ArticleA Reality Check From Indian Ocean’s Rahul Ram On Following Your Passion
By Rajkanya Mahapatra: That salt and pepper beard, red bandana and a personality that exudes ageless wisdom – Rahul Ram is a man who inspires many. Bass guitarist and vocalist of the Indian rock band,...
View ArticleMeet The Man Who Ditched Ordinary Jobs To Become An Extraordinary Stand-Up...
By Rajkanya Mahapatra: YouTube is where all the talent, the ones to come to notice in the last few years, had initially flocked to. This fresh pool of talent had people who weren’t afraid to say what...
View Article10 Hindi Songs That Reveal Bollywood’s Horrifying Sexism
By Aakanksha Sardana for Cake: I’m a feminist. My fatal flaw is my undying love for Bollywood. I’m of the variety that cries not just during the sad scenes, but in anticipation of the sad scenes, hours...
View ArticleThree Cases That Threaten The Open Internet
By Apar Gupta: Do you dislike eating pumpkin? It may surprise you to know that exercising this dietary option in some places can lead to a criminal prosecution. In 2015, during a seminar organized by...
View ArticleGetting Real With A Muslim Porn Star
By Cake Staff: Shuffling through supermarket aisles, with a pink backpack slung over one shoulder, with a pink backpack slung over one shoulder, Nadia Ali looks like your average girl-next-door. You’d...
View ArticleMeet The Young Artists Who Are Secretly Beautifying Delhi!
By Harsh Vardhan Singh: Have you been to a few places in Delhi like Khirki extension, Hauz Khas village, Shahpur Jat, Lodhi Colony, Inland Container Depot (ICD, Okhla) etc and noticed some extremely...
View Articleक्यूँ फिल्मों में महिलाओं का पीछा करने को रोमांस के नाम पर दिखाना बंद कर दिया...
इस्वर्या वी: Translated from English to Hindi by Sidharth Bhatt. लगभग एक महीने से ऊपर हो गया है, जब चेन्नई में २४ साल की स्वाती की निर्दयता से हत्या कर दी गयी। इनफ़ोसिस की कर्मचारी स्वाति के हत्यारे के...
View ArticleAmish Tripathi Talks About Being Rejected By 20 Publishers And Then Hitting...
By Rajkanya Mahapatra: It was in the break after my 12th board exams when I discovered Shiva. No, not the God, I am referring to the human Shiva. The hunky dory, mountain guy with abs, armed with a...
View ArticleWhat You Might Not Have Noticed About Bromance In Bollywood
By Rohini Banerjee for Cake: Male friendships in Bollywood, from the 60s and 70s itself, have been increasingly not-very platonic. Whether it be the cult ‘dosti’ between Jai and Veeru in “Sholay,” or...
View ArticleYou May Know Him From AIB, But Abish Mathew Didn’t Start His Career As A...
By Rajkanya Mahapatra: Where do we source our daily dose of humour from? The television? Something like Comedy Nights Live? (I hope not), News channels? (Maybe). The Internet? Most definitely. What...
View Articleअंकुर से लेकर वेलडन अब्बा तक : एक नज़र श्याम बेनेगल के सफ़र पर
सिद्धार्थ भट्ट: आज के समय में जब मार-धाड़, नाच-गाने और औसत अभिनय को फिल्म के नाम पर परोस दिया जाता है, ऐसे में कुछ फ़िल्मकार ऐसे भी हैं जिनकी अर्थपूर्ण और संवेदनशील फ़िल्में बनाने की कोशिशें जारी हैं। अभी...
View ArticleGround Report: Photos Of Terror Attack In Assam, 14 Civilians Killed
By Monjib Mochahari: TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic Images In a sensational attack, at least 14 civilians were killed in a terror attack in Assam’s Kokrajhar district on Friday afternoon. An initial ground...
View ArticleAlia Bhatt Speaks Out On How Society Slut-Shames Women In A Powerful Interview!
By Rohini Banerjee for Cake: In a recent, candid interview with The Huffington Post, Alia Bhatt dropped some major truth bombs about the slut-shaming heaped on Indian actresses when they date multiple...
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