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‘Yudh should have been on Netflix’
Aahana Kumra of Lipstick Under My Burkha fame opens up about her experience of sharing screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and her projects for Voot and Zee5 Lucknow-born Aahana Kumra shot to fame with the success of Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha. But success didn’t come overnight for Aahana. She had to toil for […]
Let’s talk about sex ed
The movie Khandani Shafakhana raises a valid point – that in a country with such a large population, the topic is still taboo “In our society, nobody talks about sex, and that gives birth to various other ills, from suppressed or repressed sexuality to violence to diseases, premature pregnancies, sex crimes—the list is endless,” says […]
Honey, I shrunk the bookstore
Brick-and-mortar bookstores are surviving but the space allotted to books is shrinking as cafes within their premises attract more footfall. Also, they tend to do better in malls than in older markets Anyone familiar with the iconic Full Circle book store in Khan Market would be taken aback on stepping into the redesigned store. Café […]
What went wrong with the JNU entrance exam
From incorrect answer keys to a lack of transparency in cut-offs, 2019’s entrance exam was riddled with irregularities Recently, Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University witnessed a complete refurbishment in the entrance procedure. The university, which has an established tradition of carrying out offline exams, conducted entrance exams for the MA, MPhil, and PhD courses from May […]
Decoding Super 30 phenomenon
Beyond the grit and glamour of its success stories, Super 30 is a reminder of what an IIT education has done for thousands of Indians over the years I know you have watched Super 30, the movie, so have I. We all love underdogs and their impossible dreams, and we exult when they win. But […]
Any Lemebels here?
Although the LGBTQIA+ community has made great strides with the archaic Section 377 being struck down, issues of class and caste are yet to be tackled Pedro Lemebel cuts a striking figure, caked in makeup, shocking people left right and centre. The Chilean who wore many hats should not be remembered as someone who worked […]
Remembering the ‘coffee king’
Friends and colleagues open up about VG Siddhartha’s knowledge, compassion and simplicity VG siddhartha, best known as the founder of the Café Coffee Day (CCD) chain, had great plans not only for CCD but also for the coffee industry. He had reportedly written a letter to CCD’s board of directors and employees saying, “I have […]
‘Illegals’ in their own land
July 31 was the deadline given by the Supreme Court to residents of Assam to produce documents to prove their domicile. This is the story of one Hindu family who relocated to Delhi due to lack of education certificates, despite having eight other documents like Aadhar, birth certificates and bank statements Fifth March 2018 is […]