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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicBridgerton

Topic: Bridgerton

Bridgerton fever is back in India. Greater Noida aunties are killing it

The first Bridgerton kitty party was a roaring success. Aunties came dressed in their best saris. I would like to know what this kitty’s Whistledown is saying in her WhatsApp goss group.

Zohran Mamdani to Ishaan Khatter — 2025 was the year of male objectification

Male objectification reached new heights in 2025, while Shah Rukh Khan and a young Salman Khan remain fan-favourites, the internet made a few new boyfriends.

18th-century Europe had many Lady Whistledowns. They used cheap print to deliver satirical blows

In 1753, Jane Collier published ‘An Essay on the Art of Ingeniously Tormenting’, a guide designed to teach women how to torment their husbands.

‘Bridgerton’ sex scenes don’t hesitate with body positivity—and the fans love it

In the world of ‘revenge bodies’ and ‘weight loss journeys’, it is wonderful to be unabashedly worshipped for one’s curves, as Colin does for Penelope in the famous ‘mirror scene’.

Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran’s statement just shows desi parents are the same everywhere

The world has changed. But for desi parents, a job means going to a brick-and-mortar office all suited up and getting a paycheque at the end of the month.

Queen Charlotte is better than Bridgerton. It’s about monarchy, race and mental health

Netflix’s Bridgerton made for a binge watch favourite but with Queen Charlotte, Shonda Rhimes has shown what she is truly capable of.

Bridgerton Season 2 is more heart, less hormones. And a nod to India’s love for the show

Bridgerton’s latest season is about the Sharma sisters, women who don’t take no for an answer, suspense and diversity — all in 19th-century England.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.