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Jaago Grahak Jaago: Don’t Give Brands The Power To Play With Your Mind
Yesterday, at my brother’s place, while watching a hot discussion on Aaj Tak about demonetisation, I happened to watch Sonakshi Sinha’s Signature Blanket ad. She was saying, “Signature blanket ke bina...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘La La Land’ And The Magic Of Unrequited Love
Love, as most people would agree, is an emotion spurred by fortuity, driven by desire and strengthened by longing. However, there are only two ways the journey of love can end. Either at a crossroads...
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A Video Game Introduced A Trans Character And This Is The Shocking Response...
Privilege, thy name is entitled gamer. With the gaming world coming perilously close to representing the real world with actual real people (and I’m not just talking about VR) clearly some people...
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Before Attacking Trump, Iran’s President Should Fix Human Rights Violations...
With the election of Donald Trump, one would think that Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his ever-smiling foreign minister Javad Zarif, have their hands full trying to ensure the nuclear deal stays...
View Article10 Ads Of 2016 That Didn’t Just Sell A Brand, But Also A Powerful Message
1. Nike’s ‘Da Da Ding’ ad, that showed us what unstoppable women power looks like. This powerful ad puts the spotlight on those that legacy media and us as people often don’t give enough importance to...
View ArticleGrowing Up With Pokémon
During the period 2000-2010, there was hardly any city kid who did not watch cartoon shows. Those were the days of cartoons like “Scooby-Doo”, “Dexter’s Laboratory”, “Justice League”, “Super-Man”,...
View ArticleAnti Social Media?
”I have 200 friends on MySpace!” “But you do not know any of them!” “But that is the beauty of it!” Yes, yes, you folks – that’s the all too familiar scene from the first season of “The Big Bang...
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Sona Mohapatra Blasts IIT Bombay For Blatant Sexism At Their Cultural Fest
Singer Sona Mohapatra is one who’s known to not mince her words at all – especially when it comes to highlighting the glaring gender divide and gender discrimination in India. Earlier this year, she...
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The LGBTQ Community Has A Friend, In None Other Than Singer Piyush Mishra!
(Image courtesy of Harmless Hugs) At the recent Delhi International Queer Theatre & Film Festival (DIQTFF, December 10 and 11) renowned theatre personality and musician Piyush Mishra flew in from...
View ArticleHow The Media Today Is Divided On Political Lines
The media, widely referred to as the fourth pillar of democracy has not remained unsullied in this age of cult politics. From newspapers to television; each organisation has its own star journalists....
View ArticleIf Sona Mohapatra’s ‘Rant’ Doesn’t Expose Our Sexism, Our Response To It Does
A few days ago, Sona Mohapatra ‘ranted‘ on her Facebook wall about how the organisers of Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay’s cultural fest (which they claim is Asia’s largest) have been calling her to perform at...
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“Moana” Isn’t The Best Disney Movie I’ve Seen, But It Is The Most Inspiring One
Although “Moana” (2016 film) was released several weeks ago, I somehow never found time to ruminate about what I imbibed from it. On watching the movie wide-eyed in the theatre, definite features of...
View Article“जॉन अपचर्च की फिल्म मैंगो ड्रीम्स, हम सब की यात्रा है”
हालिया सम्पन्न हुए ‘पटना फिल्म फेस्टिवल’ में रामगोपाल बजाज व पंकज त्रिपाठी अभिनीत मैंगो ड्रीम्स देखी। ब्रिटिश फिल्मकार जॉन अपचर्च के निर्देशन में बनी यह फिल्म काफ़ी सराहना बटोर रही है। यह फिल्म विभाजन...
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The Tyranny Of Opinions
Tyranny is defined as a cruel, unreasonable, arbitrary use of power or control. Ancient Greeks called it a rule by one who has absolute power without legal right. The visuals this word inspires in my...
View ArticleNo Joy This Christmas As Theatres In Kerala Refuse To Release New Movies
It’s official. Santa Claus is not coming to a cinema near you in Kerala. Well, not to watch a movie in any case. As per reports, major crisis brewing in the state between exhibitors on one side and...
View ArticleIn Powerful Rap, Hip Hop Artists From The North East Slam The Ignorant Media
Shillong may be considered by some to be the Rock capital of India, but the Anthem for the North East, part of 101India’s series Hip Hop Homeland, has seemingly helped reclaim it as the heart of...
View Articleक्या फ़िल्में समाज का अधूरा आईना हैं?
किसी ने सच ही कहा है – “प्रगतिशील होने के लिए खुद की सोच में बदलाव लाना आवश्यक है ना कि दूसरों की सोच में।”एक मीडिया स्टूडेंट के तौर पर कई बार यह पढ़ा और सुना है कि फिल्में समाज का आईना होती हैं। हमारी...
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Twitter Is Absolutely Loving ‘Dangal’ And Its Fierce Women!
After months of excitement and some very promising teasers and songs, Aamir Khan’s “Dangal” has hit theatres across the world today. The film revolves around the story of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat...
View ArticleDangal: Sincerely Told, Earnestly Executed
Dangal is a heroic story sincerely told at a time when India does not need it the most but is already willing to accept stories such as these with open arms. (More on this towards the end.) The film...
View ArticleLet’s Talk Food: Coming Together Of Local And Global
Food is a stimulating site to understand any society as reflected in this famous quote by famous food scholar Jean Brillat-Savarin, “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.” In times like...
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