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7 Things I Wish Karan Johar’s Movies Hadn’t Taught Me
As a self-confessed Bollywood enthusiast who’s spent many hours daydreaming about a life that’s out of a Dharma movie and spent hours at the tailor’s trying to get the entire costume collection...
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‘तितली’सी तड़प या ‘तमाशे’की तलब!
दिल और मन सिर्फ बेरोक उड़ना चाहते हैं। मेरे, तुम्हारे और हम सबके। पूछो ज़रा उस ऑफिस की मेज़ पर हरदम कंप्यूटर से चिपके प्राणी से या कि किसी बेहद व्यस्त सीईओ से। कहीं कोने में चहक उठेंगी वही सतरंगी यादें और...
View ArticleWhy “Jolly LLB 2” And Bollywood’s Depiction Of Judiciary is Wrong
The Hon’ble Bombay High Court had asked around three scenes to be deleted from the recently released movie, “Jolly LLB 2” as those scenes misrepresented the judiciary. Besides this movie in particular,...
View ArticleDear Newspapers, Stop Selling Ads In The Name Of News
Dear Newspaper, In this fast-moving world with tremendous technological advancement, a newspaper still finds a spot in the common man’s daily life. Spending time with the daily newspaper makes us aware...
View ArticleHow Google’s ‘Virtual’ Domination Is Not ‘Real’ Domination
There is little doubt that Google is one of the biggest reasons why the internet is so popular in the 21st century. The ability to know any piece of information at the click of a button (or on a voice...
View Article‘Shubho Mahurat’: A Bengali Film You Must Watch
Life is a strange feeling of belonging. It’s about clinging to memories and the yearning to be even more tangled in them. But memories are not always sweet. When sorrows rebound, they often take a...
View ArticleElection Commission Pulls Up Dainik Jagran For Poll Code Violation
The Election Commission Of India on Monday, ordered the registration of an FIR against the managing editor and editor-in-chief of Dainik Jagran daily newspaper and a related agency for conducting and...
View ArticleAre We To Blame For Bollywood’s Crassness?
Bollywood is the sobriquet for the Hindi cinema, and we all have been ardent viewers of it from the past many years. Bollywood has always lived up to our expectations. Earlier, movies were made with an...
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We Can’t Believe This Children’s Book On Homosexuality Exists!
Way back in 1991, American artist Michael Willhoite wrote and illustrated a children’s book called “Daddy’s Roommate”. It depicted divorce and same-sex relationships, both taboo subjects (even more so...
View ArticleHas Commodification Of Women Stopped In Indian Ads?
Advertisements are one of the biggest means of mass communication throughout the world. Since time immemorial, we have been witnessed the obscene portrayal and commodification of women in...
View ArticleEven When Buildings In Nagaland Burn, The State Doesn’t Get Media Attention
In the last few weeks, we have heard so much about Jallikattu and Sasikala, that I dreamt about a bull nominated by Sasikala taking over as the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu. The state seems to be...
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Is It Still A Man’s World?
Culture, in society, evolves as a result of the interaction between groups and individuals. Culture determines and influences how we think about the world, how we see it. Therefore, how we perceive and...
View ArticleFake News: 10 Ways You Can Distinguish It From The Real Thing
2016 was the year of fake news. From the President of the United States to the Indian Prime Minister, nobody could escape its clutches. The reach of fake news and just how much it can impact readers,...
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Kangana Showed Who Is Queen On This Episode Of Koffee With Karan (And We...
In the last episode of Koffee With Karan, there was something else brewing (apart from the coffee of course). Kangana Ranuat was on the couch, all guns blazing in classic queen fashion. For the entire...
View Articleउर्दू: ग़ालिब की शायरी से ढाका की रक्तरंजित गलियों तक
अठारहवीं शताब्दी में उर्दू उत्तर भारत के संभ्रांत वर्ग की भाषा थी। उर्दू ने भारत को ग़ालिब और मीर जैसे शायर दिए और आज भी सिनेमा पर उर्दू शायरी का वर्चस्व नकारा नहीं जा सकता है। परंतु इस मिठास से भरी...
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“Peepli Live!”: How State Forces Farmers To Commit Suicide
“Peepli Live!” by Anusha Rizvi is a hardcore satire based on farmer suicides, a much discussed and later, a media-hyped issue. Released in 2010, “Peepli Live!” was nominated for the 83rd Academy Awards...
View ArticleI Came For Tamil Nationalism, And Stayed For Well Written Women
Facts about the Indian Nationalist Movement of the early 20th century are drilled into every school kid in our country from the tender age of seven and up. I was one of these kids, taking down copious...
View Articleअल्फाज़-ए-मेवात 107.8 एफ एम: हरियाणवी महिलाओं की नई आवाज़
भारतीय परम्परा उत्सव और त्यौहारों की संस्कृति के लिए सदियों से मशहूर है और आने वाले समय में भी रहेगी। ऐसा ज़रूर हो सकता है कि समय के साथ- साथ इन त्यौहारों का आयाम और रूपरेखा ज़रूर बदल जाये और बदलनी भी...
View ArticleWhy The Censor Board’s Ban On ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ Is Bizarre
The infamous censor board is back in news again. This time because it has refused to clear a powerful women-centred movie – “Lipstick Under My Burkha”. The reasons given are very bizarre and insane....
View Article”ओ सासु बेटा बेटा ना कर अब ये मेरा बालम है।”
शादियों का सीज़न एकबार फिर आने को है। एक बार फिर से हम सब के घरों में शादियों के इनविटेशन कार्ड्स आने शुरु होंगे। कुछ करीबी लोगों की शादियां होंगी तो कुछ शादियां ऐसी भी जहां सिर्फ खाने के लिए जाना होता...
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