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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

PoV

SRK’s Dunki isn’t memorable like 3 Idiots or Munna Bhai—all because of Rajkumar Hirani

Dunki's meandering script robs the film of its poignancy and humour. SRK, Vicky Kaushal, and Taapsee Pannu are left to shoulder the burden of Rajkumar Hirani's shortcomings.

I want to watch SRK’s Dunki in Punjab cinema halls. It’s even more political than Jawan

Dunki speaks to youth despair, drying opportunities and Indians' desperation to flee to the West. For mainstream Bollywood to confront one of the biggest political challenges makes SRK's film more than just a heartwarming affair.

Ryan Gosling’s Barbie nominations don’t celebrate toxic masculinity—Fans are missing the point

Ryan Gosling received award nominations because critics liked his portrayal of a flawed character. Isn’t that what good acting is all about?

Tattling to bosses of traffic violators won’t solve Bengaluru’s gridlock. It will hurt jobs

Bengaluru police's answer to the city’s infamous traffic troubles is naming, shaming, and treating citizens like unruly children. It’s passing the buck and sidestepping the core issues.

It’s high time to overhaul the POSH Act. Even judges are complaining

The illusion of privacy around cases of sexual harassment at workplaces isn’t serving women. It only silences them.

Call out nepotism, but bullying Aaradhya Bachchan, Agastya Nanda shouldn’t become the default

Celebrity children in India are increasingly being bullied on social media. Tasteless memes are passed off as humour.

ThePrint columnists tell you which books they read in 2023 — a pick from the best

A new chip war among the world's top economies, the Japanese travelling back in time, Pakistan's history, and Roman emperors enthralled our columnists in 2023.

Smriti Irani is right. Period leave can lead to discrimination—because employer is the problem

While Irani’s observation takes into account the taboos and stigmas around menstruation, it’s not fair for the central government to simply turn a blind eye to a very real problem.

Millets, girl dinner, paneer ice cream–2023’s top 10 food trends were confusing but not boring

Olive oil became a symbol of resistance, millets an ‘experience’ and flavoured water a replacement for sugary juices.

Mukherjee Nagar UPSC ecosystem feeds false hopes to Indians. This is what we don’t talk about

The hard logic of hard labour translating into success is hammered into the students every day, no matter how superficial that ideal might be in today’s world.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.