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The Man Who Shot Deewaar
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The Man Who Shot Deewaar

Most of Yash Chopra's iconic films, including Deewaar, Kabhi Kabhie and Silsila were shot by the prolific Kay Gee

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April 01, 2024
Acting Away Oppression
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Acting Away Oppression

Virendra Ganvir uses theatre as a medium to confront the societal inequalities associated with manual scavenging

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April 01, 2024
Bonding with the Bonds
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Bonding with the Bonds

The revelation of donor-recipient connections in electoral bonds may cause discomfort to the BJP-the biggest beneficiary. But many others are looking for cover, too

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April 01, 2024
"We need ideas, patience, and hope"
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"We need ideas, patience, and hope"

Over the last few years, several human rights organisations have been demanding the release of former Delhi University professor Gokarakonda Naga (G N) Saibaba. On March 5, 2024, the Bombay High Court acquitted Saibaba along with Hem Mishra, Mahesh Tirki, Vijay Tirki, Prashant Rahi, and Pandu Narote.

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April 01, 2024
The Iron Harvest
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The Iron Harvest

The farming community has always been given great significance when it comes to poll promises and manifestoes. But many of their issues have never been resolved

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April 01, 2024
The Young and the Restless
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The Young and the Restless

Nearly two crore young voters will cast ballots for their next government this year. One of their major issues - unemployment

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April 01, 2024
The Female Factor
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The Female Factor

Female voters are set to outnumber male voters by the 2029 Lok Sabha elections in India. Yet, the number of women in the political domain remains woefully low

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April 01, 2024
The Politics of New Castes
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The Politics of New Castes

With the Prime Minister announcing the poor, women, farmers, and the youths as new caste categories, it would be interesting to see its impact on the upcoming General Elections

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April 01, 2024
The Runaway Groom
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The Runaway Groom

Tribal communities in the country have had interesting and unique wedding customs, but most have gone extinct with time

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April 01, 2024
Truly Traditional
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Truly Traditional

As the trend of lavish five-day weddings becomes the norm, many are going back to the roots to revive lapsed traditions

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April 01, 2024
Bridal Bling
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Bridal Bling

Bridal wear has gone extravagant with custom-made couture created by leading Indian designers

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April 01, 2024
Cupid Inc
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Cupid Inc

Most professional matchmakers operate like big businesses today - super-organised, digitally savvy, keen to extend their reach beyond Indian shores

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April 01, 2024
Flash Back
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Flash Back

From staged to candid and back-wedding photography has come a full circle

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April 01, 2024
Destination PARADISE
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Destination PARADISE

Destination weddings have picked up pace in Kashmir. Though it's an expensive affair, but that has not stopped people from pouring in to the Valley to do wedding recces

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April 01, 2024
Exotic Locales, Offbeat Weddings
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Exotic Locales, Offbeat Weddings

Young couples are now exploring the idea of stepping outside the traditional mandaps and scouting for unique destinations in India and abroad

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April 01, 2024
Band, Baaja, Business
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Band, Baaja, Business

Glitzy, opulent weddings popularised by Bollywood inspire real-life marriage ceremonies, making them all look the same, drowning out local customs, cuisines, and contexts

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April 01, 2024
Wed in India
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Wed in India

MY middle-class family has watched too many clips of the spectacular weddings of celebrities that even have the power to change social media algorithms. My aunts and uncles, nephews and nieces have now started to hire choreographers to train them to dance on stage in locations other than home so they can have a destination wedding tag. That’s the trend.

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April 01, 2024
The 'Cool Girl' Burden
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The 'Cool Girl' Burden

Neoliberalism and new femininities: The intensification of beauty standards for women in the digital age

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March 21, 2024
Found in Translation and Other Things
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Found in Translation and Other Things

How a writer rediscovered the power, movement and reimagination of language while translating her father's biography of pop queen and singing legend Usha Uthup

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March 21, 2024
A Strong 'Sandesh' for the TMC
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A Strong 'Sandesh' for the TMC

The upheaval in Sandeshkhali has exposed Trinamool Congress' continued trouble with corruption

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March 21, 2024
Sixty is the New 35
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Sixty is the New 35

There are product ranges to suit every pocket. No part of the ageing universe is neglected; no woman is meant to remain content with how she looks

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March 21, 2024
Self-love and Food
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Self-love and Food

Beauty standards and emotional eating: much better tastes await us

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March 21, 2024
'Old' Goddesses
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'Old' Goddesses

Despite gaunt bodies, sagging breasts and stomachs, goddesses present us with powerful images of old women

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March 21, 2024
To Behold a Rainbow
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To Behold a Rainbow

The queer community is facing pressure from the cis-normative society

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March 21, 2024
'A' Political Pageant
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'A' Political Pageant

Criteria to determine beauty have been challenged by feminists across the world, but some feel it can be liberating

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March 21, 2024
Chasing Perfection
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Chasing Perfection

In an ideal society, we will not need the freedom of extreme choice to change the way we look. There will be no pressure on us to look perfect

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March 21, 2024
She's Got the Look
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She's Got the Look

There is enormous pressure on women to look flawless and young. But at what cost?

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March 21, 2024
Beauty's Dark Underbelly
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Beauty's Dark Underbelly

The more women succumb to the pressure of living up to the ever-elusive beauty ideal, the more they get trapped into it

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March 21, 2024
The Curse of Being Beautiful
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The Curse of Being Beautiful

It can be a threat. It can be almost impossible to find work, no matter how good your portfolio is

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March 21, 2024
"Men Can Age Without Penalty"
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"Men Can Age Without Penalty"

In her landmark essay titled 'The Double Standard of Aging' (1972), American writer and critic Susan Sontag analysed how aging affects men and women in deeply different ways. Society is much more permissive about aging in men than in women. Men feel regret about growing older, while women are made to feel panic and disgust. The double standard about aging denounces women with special severity and measures their worth on the basis of age and looks. Excerpts from the essay

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March 21, 2024

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