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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

PoV

India Art Fair is stuffy, elitist and crowded. I am skipping it

There’s a sad sameness to everything at the India Art Fair—even 15 years after its first edition. It’s a gate that stubbornly refuses to accommodate diversity.

Cringe is Himesh Reshammiya’s defining identity now. That’s what makes him cool

Since the trailer release of Reshammiya’s upcoming movie ‘Badass Ravikumar’, social media has been abuzz with memes and reshares of its clips.

MasterChef India is more drama than food

The new Indian spin-off is called Celebrity Masterchef. Even though only a handful of episodes are out on Sony Liv, the show seems to lack one key element: Good cooking.

I saw a Maha Kumbh stampede in the making during the first Shahi Snan

Reaching the Sangam waters was a challenge in itself—everyone was jostling for space, making it difficult to even catch a breath.

Paatal Lok season 2 gets Nagaland right. Doesn’t spoon-feed Northeast to Hindi viewers

Naga characters speak in Nagamese instead of accented Hindi. In one fell swoop, Paatal Lok demolishes the idea that Hindi is the norm.

Bollywood has hijacked the fashion ramp. What we are getting are awkward walks

Modelling was once a stepping stone to a film career. Now, the tables have turned. Bollywood actors have hijacked the platform and kicked out the professionals from the ramp.

OYO is telling young lovers you are ‘On Your Own’. It’s a betrayal

By bringing smaller hotels under OYO banner and establishing SOPs for basic amenities, Ritesh Agarwal revolutionised India's budget hospitality industry and became a billionaire in the process.

‘Loveyapa Ho Gaya’ is this year’s Valentine’s Day anthem. It’s not cringy

If you’re a die-hard Mohammed Rafi fan, you might roll your eyes and label the song “senseless.” But, ‘Loveyapa Ho Gaya’ mirrors the unfiltered energy of today’s dating culture.

Alia Bhatt to Malaika Arora—Everybody’s flaunting bows. Finally, a fashion trend for all ages

Wearing a bow is also about tapping into your inner child and celebrating cuteness—something that truly has no age.

Yoga won’t cure my ADHD, nor will hiding it. Ableism is just like patriarchy or racism

ADHD and autism are not illnesses to be cured or concealed. So what if it is our identity? Do we not have the right to demand humane treatment and live without unfair hassles?

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.