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Who is an Indian woman? Laapataa Ladies Oscar entry shows she must be submissive too

Theres Sudeep - September 28, 2024

Kareena Kapoor has a film festival dedicated to her. She is still Bollywood’s trendsetter

Bangladesh has hit us where it hurts. Durga Puja will be incomplete without Hilsa

Indians have gone too far with fusion food. Gulab jamun tiramisu is perverse

The good, the bad and the idli

Anjali Thomas - October 24, 2022

Idlis are only as good as their accompaniments. They swim unabashedly in a pool of sambar and take all the credit.

9 cameras on you, empty boxes and a Little Red Book—The Tibet Museum in India is must-visit

Neera Majumdar - October 24, 2022

From witness paintings to sampa-grinders, the Tibet Museum in McLeod Ganj is the clearest example of ‘the personal is the political’.

Rasgulla, Taj Mahal, Sanskrit—What if I told you to pick one object that represents India

Rama Lakshmi - October 24, 2022

Indians will argue themselves out of any single idea, identity or representative artefact. Indians are ‘too much’.

Amar Sangi’s Chirodini is out-of-place Bengali puja classic that glorifies dated love

Poulomi Banerjee - October 23, 2022

I have nothing against love. But Chirodini belongs more to the Salman Khan-starrer Maine Pyar Kiya genre — a blockbuster that is outdated today.

Cherrapunji ki Diwali? Netflix ad shows there’s never an effort to learn about Northeast

Monami Gogoi - October 23, 2022

Whether it’s Priyanka Chopra playing Mary Kom or Netflix India's gross misrepresentation of Cherrapunji, the Northeast is always left to battle the issue of identity.

Serial killers and gore now have a growing base in India — on Netflix, Instagram, Spotify

Zoya Bhatti - October 23, 2022

Delhi Crime, Burari Deaths, Indian Predator — viewers can now look beyond US for some 'good, ghoulish fun'. True crime's time has arrived.

Diwali got better after I left home—Gol gappas, grocery dinners, long walks for ice cream

Ratan Priya - October 23, 2022

Whatsapp debates to never-ending chores, Diwali at home felt less like a festival and more like an onerous task.

Why the humble halwai must return to our Diwali hamper this season

Nikhil Rampal - October 22, 2022

Adulteration, contamination, calorie concerns—Indian mithai has garnered bad repute. But nutrition labels and market trends say otherwise.

Every dog has its day, except in Delhi NCR. Parks are shut, RWAs are angry

Tarannum Khan - October 22, 2022

Most Delhi NCR RWAs seem to oppose bringing pets to community spaces like parks now. And the anger is growing by the day.

Play Pakistan, know Pakistan—why Indian cricket can’t afford to let go of the golden window

Anurag Chaubey - October 22, 2022

When India plays Pakistan tomorrow in the T20 World Cup match in Melbourne, it wouldn't be like a deer caught in the headlights. What explains it?

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Who is an Indian woman? Laapataa Ladies Oscar entry shows she must be submissive too

Kareena Kapoor has a film festival dedicated to her. She is still Bollywood’s trendsetter

Bangladesh has hit us where it hurts. Durga Puja will be incomplete without Hilsa

Indians have gone too far with fusion food. Gulab jamun tiramisu is perverse

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