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Pomp and show-off

Pomp and show-off

Big fat Punjabi weddings are now de rigeur in the wedding season – even if the family is not Punjabi.…

September 6, 2019

Triple talaq continues but law gives women a fighting chance

Patriot meets two Muslim women who are the first few taking their husbands to court for pronouncing triple talaq despite…

September 4, 2019

The measure of a man

Though nothing can bring back the splendour of the friendship, we will grieve not. We will find strength in what…

August 30, 2019

When complainant becomes ‘accused’

Priya Ramani took the witness stand for the first time in the case against MJ Akbar of sexual misconduct and…

August 30, 2019

They dream of survival + savings

Construction workers who were asked to leave Kashmir have joined the streams of migrants from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar who…

August 30, 2019

Are freebies what we need?

Like rabbits out of his hat, Arvind Kejriwal has been pulling out subsidies and waivers that the public never even…

August 30, 2019

Past or future?

Khadi is not just a relic of Gandhi’s Swaraj movement – fashion designers have created an ecosystem for it to…

February 16, 2020

Sociable contact

Jugmug is a place where people from all walks of life can come and converse over a cup of tea…

August 30, 2019

Remove the straitjacket!

Clothes can make or break gender norms. It’s high time the society understands this and sets it right I have…

August 30, 2019

No country for Assam’s orphans

With hundreds left out of last year’s draft, the final NRC on August 31 proves crucial for orphans If you…

August 30, 2019