The 3 Mistakes of Chetan Bhagat
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The 3 Mistakes of Chetan Bhagat

Dear Chetan Bhagat, you don’t get to play the victim card at a time when women are coming forward to share their stories of real oppression. To whine about how the controversy about your “wooing” chats has prevented you from promoting your latest book only makes you look like a self-serving schmuck.
Behold the WhatsApp Saviour, the Superhero Who Answers All Your Queries
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Behold the WhatsApp Saviour, the Superhero Who Answers All Your Queries

Your day begins with scrambling for your phone. Your neighbour needs a basket for her cat. You send her the pet shop address. Mrs K is out of ideas for her son’s science project. You put your work side, google and send her links. Why can’t you stop yourself from responding to every query on WhatsApp or Facebook?
Love Letters for Sale
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Love Letters for Sale

In the age of left and right swipes and insta-love on a menu card, a handwritten love letter is an anomaly. But several young people are embracing the old-fashioned romantic note.
The Bots Must be Crazy
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The Bots Must be Crazy

AI is to the 21st century what electricity was to the 19th. That is, cutting-edge tech that has the potential to rewire your neurons, and Silicon Valley giants Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk can’t see eye-to-eye.
DIY Happiness
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DIY Happiness

The internet made me think that with enough pig-headedness, I could crack depression like a mathematical equation. But after a few hundred articles, I'm more miserable than ever.
The Pain of Being a Gunner
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The Pain of Being a Gunner

Year after year it is the same story. Arsenal fans are like Bill Murray in Groundhog Day: Every season is their season, until it isn’t.