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Smog Crisis: Delhi is Not Poisonous, Its People Are

Delhi gears up for winter like heroes in sci-fi films prepare to enter cities that have been struck by epidemics – with masks, but raring to go into battle. The Capital’s terrible air quality is due to a combination of reasons – but at this point, Dilliwalas, did you really need a cracker ban to stop yourselves from worsening it?

Manik Sharma June 29, 2016

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#JOMO Over #FOMO: How to Find the Joy of Missing Out

The “joy of missing out” is cutting off deliberately and not regretting it. This joy comes with respecting your time and dedicating it to pursuits of pleasures meant not for display – but for yourself.

Poulomi Das June 28, 2016

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“Tu Kala Hai!”: What’s Our Obsession with Fair Skin?

I occupy super-woke circles and work in a liberal office where I get periodic reminders to check my privilege. But years of higher education have not been able to entirely erase the prejudices and biases over fair and dark skin that I grew up with.

Aryan Malhotra June 28, 2016

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9/11: The Day We Started Looking at Everyone With Suspicion

Nineteen years after the September 11 attacks, even as the spectre of terror fades from our day-to-day lives, its shadow is cast over our minds, a constant threat that, for all our vows of “never again”, seems impossible to check.

Kahini Iyer June 28, 2016

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The Wall vs the Mandir

Donald Trump may be the “worst president ever”, but unlike our politicians he actually puts into action his outrageous campaign promises.

Parthshri Arora June 28, 2016

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The #UBLRaid Tweets: An Exercise in Grandstanding & Glorification

The CIA’s celebration of Usama’s killing is like a digital version of chucking tomatoes at his severed head. Wouldn’t a simple, respectful announcement be enough?

Akhil Sood June 28, 2016

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Movies Made Cancer Sexy. My Leukaemia Didn’t Match Up

As a 10-year-old I wondered if I was doing leukaemia right. I was nothing like Jamie from A Walk To Remember or any other dying girls from the movies. I couldn’t captivate hearts by singing, or look cute when chemo made me throw up every day.

Kahini Iyer June 28, 2016

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How to Win a Reality Show: Forget Your Talent, Surrender Your Dignity

I was a behind-the-scenes volunteer at Indian Idol auditions a few years ago, and had to prompt awkward aspirants to say cheesy things like “Humari zindagi badal jayegi show jeetne se.” Reality shows can be toxic places, where everything from a person’s disability to lack of talent, is fair game for exploitation.

Runa Mukherjee June 28, 2016

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The Delusional Doves of Peace

The Doves of Peace are outraged, as India talks tough with Pakistan. Why can’t we simply deescalate the tension over a free phirni?

Karan Mujoo June 27, 2016

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Is Botox to a 40-year-old, What a Bikini Wax Is to a 25-year-old?

I do not hold a high-profile, high-maintenance job. And I am certainly not a star who needs to look radiant every single day. I’m an average, middle-class woman in her 40s. Am I still eligible for that botox shot?

Chandrima Pal June 25, 2016