Dushyant Shekhawat, Author at Arré

Does India Deserve the Internet Freedom it Enjoys?

It might seem shocking, given how some of our ministers think the internet was invented during the Mahabharata, but the Indian internet is actually a marvel – compared to the EU and USA, who are considering draconian copyright laws and doing away with net neutrality respectively.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 29, 2016

POV

Will the Burari Deaths Become the Next Netflix True Crime Show?

At a time when true crime shows and podcasts are ubiquitous, the way we “consume” a murder has changed. A few years from now, the Burari case might become a Netflix series, and the way we are following it now is dictated by our hunger for a true crime show.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 29, 2016

Pop Culture

Save Us From Superheroes

The superhero is truly dead. What started out with a bang with Daredevil and Jessica Jones, ended with a whimper with Luke Cage and Iron Fist. And you only have yourselves to blame.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 28, 2016

Pop Culture

Hakuna Matata! The Lion King Ain’t No Passing Craze

If you grew up with The Lion King soundtrack, it’s never going to leave you. Back when I was a five-year-old, I used to drive my mother crazy with the Zulu chants from “Circle of Life”. Today, I do the same to my girlfriend when our morning alarm doesn’t do the job.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 27, 2016

Pop Culture

I Refuse to be a Game of Thrones Junkie

I have one thing to say to all Game of Thrones fans: Stop being trailer trash. You are better than that.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 27, 2016

Features

Bombay to Mumbai: How Nariman Point Evolved From a Patch of the Sea Into the City’s Commercial Heart

Mumbai is a city of many faces, and it contains hidden multitudes. #MumbaiMirrored is a video series that chronicles Bombay’s evolution into Mumbai, presented by Mumbai Mirror. Here, we delve into the history of perhaps the city’s most recognisable landmark: Nariman Point.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 27, 2016

POV

Why Is Our Government Insistent on Changing the Constitution?

BJP ministers Anant Kumar Hegde and Yogi Adityanath have made it amply clear that they’d like to change the Constitution, the word secular particularly. They should listen to what advocate-activist Menaka Guruswamy has to say: The beauty of the Constitution is it compels us to unlearn the prejudices that we hold true.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 26, 2016

Pop Culture

What’s Better Than F.R.I.E.N.D.S? A Show About Nothing

If you watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S now, you realise that what passed for humour in 2000, doesn’t always elicit a laugh in 2021. However, the exploits of Seinfeld and Co hold up amazingly well even today.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 26, 2016

Pop Culture

Why I Can’t Bring Myself to Say Goodbye to BoJack Horseman

Netflix’s BoJack Horseman has made a habit of hitting its viewers right in the feels – but my feels are not ready for the final blow. The show was an uncannily accurate mirror of our own lives, which is why the thought of a less-than-happy ending for our protagonist is so terrifying.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 25, 2016

People

Jab Main Office Baccha Tha Badi Shararat Karta Tha

Are you at that phase of your career when expectation levels are at zero and indulgence levels are set to max? Enjoy it. Save the existential angst for later in your career. The days of this happy, consequence-free existence that you’re too ignorant to enjoy right now, are numbered.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 25, 2016