if wedding scenes in hindi films set the trends for a million weddings across the country, when the stars wed, their designers make sure they look like princes and princesses of the days of royalty  

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In the sleepy Himachal village of Garli, time comes to a standstill. Part of the heritage zone, it is home to architectural marvels where tales are lost in rubble There is magic in the morning air. It isn’t raining anymore but the dark clouds are floating. The snow-capped Dhauladhar range shines in the distance. A […]

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The articulation of male and female emotions about their father, in the backdrop of a patriarchal society, has been well captured in poetry by some English poets I remember reading two poems for my English Literature paper in my high school years; “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas and “Breaking […]

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An interview with Sridhar Rangayan, founder-director of Mumbai’s Kashish International Queer Film Festival, who is giving the LGBTQ community space on the screen Not everyone possesses the courage to stand up for what is right. Sridhar Rangayan is one of those rare souls who was brave enough to break free. National Award winning filmmaker, activist, […]

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Small sample size, ‘panel tampering’ and conflicting interests are just some of the problems that plague TV viewership measurement in India Hansa Research Private Limited, a Mumbai-based global market research company, on April 8 registered a complaint at Gwalior’s Madhav Ganj police station following a leak of Broadcast Audience Research Council-related information by one of […]

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Diet Sabya, the new fashion police is looking out for blatant plagiarism by Indian fashion designers. They are unlike the usual patrolling done on Bollywood celebrities for not dressing up to the mark Is surfing the internet before we take on any creative task, a norm now? For the times, we want a ‘unique’ birthday […]

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Every city has its “official” street food. Mumbai has vada pao and bhel. Bangalore, its Bisi Bele Bath and set dosae, Kolkata’s, jhal muri and ghughni, and Chennai’s tiffin. Then there’s Ahmedabad’s khakra and other farsan, Patna’s litti chokha and Jaipur’s onion kachori. What is the official street food of NCR? Kulcha matar? Chhole bhature? […]

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In literature and on screen, mangoes often inspire lyrical thoughts. However, there isn’t a rich enough repertoire to match the fruit’s popularity As mangoes are on their way to hit the summer fruits market, there is obviously more to the fruit than the clichéd Alphonso features. One may also be sceptical about the sense of […]

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