A Mirthless Joke
A still from Joker (2019), Image via Warner Brothers Every great king has their wise jester. Every Akbar and Raja...
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भारत-चीन विवाद – An Article by Nikhil Singh
सौ करोड़ से अधिक लोगों को गोद में लिए, मस्तक पर धवल किरीट धारण किए हुए, सागर में पांव पसारे...
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Eyes Open, Mouth Shut
Eyes are the mirror to your soul. With India steadily increasing in an upward curve of COVID-19 death rates, more...
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राम-नाम का अहम – A Poem By Nishant Basu
जो राम शांति और शालीनता की पराकाष्ठा हैं , उनके नाम को लेकर उनके भक्तो का अहम सुनाती कविता।❧ Picture...
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The Cursed Widows of India
A still from Deepa Mehta's famous film, Water She stood bent over her years. Long hair, large eyes,and lips that...
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The Goddess Wears White, The Devil Wears Black
Photo Credit: @mabel_lee I watched her shameful bosom silently heave a heavy sigh, as she heard and cringed when friends...
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Un-United in the USA
A protester bringing awareness to race issues in a Black Lives Matter event George Floyd, a black man, was killed...
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Amphan Isn’t a New Story
Photo Credit: Mark Dyer, Flickr, CC-BY 2.0 My first experience with the rains of Calcutta was many years ago. It...
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Remembering Manto
To remember Manto is to remind oneself of an era in black & white. The stories by the man/writer/activist who...
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The Immortal Tagore
Prefer listening to this article? Use this player! Narrated by Mohua Chinappa. As I sat on my desk to...
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The Film-maker Who Painted With his Camera
My favourite film till date remains Pather Panchali by Satyajit Ray. The film is an adaptation from Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhyay’s novel...
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Heralding Poila Boisakh Amid the Chaos of 2020
Today on Poila Boisakh, the customer is treated like Lakshmi and as the businessman closes accounts for the year, he...
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The Maestro, The Man, and the Woman Unsung
What might Ma Annapurna Devi have written to Pandit Ravishankarji on his birthday, if she could? ❧ Dear Panditji, Wishing...
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Iruway Should Be On the Runway
Grass is always greener on the other side and in some cases, it is greener and dreamier by your side....
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The Ideology called JNU
JNU has a very special place in my heart. I studied a year there & spent a very large part...
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When Will Women Get to Live Inside “Civilization”?
Again, yes, all over again the entitlement towards gratification and validation (which we call "patriarchy", for short) raised its ugly...
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The Sacred Shade Of Indigo
What begins as a soft tune in the heart and reaches a final crescendo of tunes, notes and the symphony...
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Indira Gandhi Collection
Women world over struggle to wear the lipstick and not let the mascara run. The recognition of women being multitasking...
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When Would We STOP These Gender Skewed Rituals
The moon and its relationship with human beings is a story of many layers. We love the full moon night...
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The New Snob In The Block Called Khadi
When a bright brick red bustier hangs from the mighty colossal hangers of vanity, you are confused what to feed...
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A Woman’s Voice In India
The campaigning and the constant whatsapp forwards for the upcoming 2019 Indian general elections, to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha...
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Muffled Cries From The Memories Of My Maangpatta
The Rajasthan Fort Festival held in Meherangarh Fort every winter is a treat for music enthusiasts. There is a line...
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