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Fair & Lovely Will Drop “Fair” From its Brand Name. Why Dark-skinned Girls Like Me Are Cheering

After years of criticism, the fairness cream Fair & Lovely will drop the word "fair" from its brand name. That's a great step forward, but you can’t keep people from equating fair with lovely. Still, it matters that dark-skinned girls like me no longer have to transform into a “more acceptable” version of ourselves.

Sonali Kokra May 14, 2016

Technology

What WhatsApp Gets Wrong About Its Fake News Campaign

In the last two years, more than 30 deaths have been linked to fake WhatsApp forwards in India. After the government warned WhatsApp to "take accountability" for the unchecked spread of fake news, it set off to make amends. But are they enough?

Yashasvini Mathur May 14, 2016

POV

From 1947 to 2089: What Will India Look Like in Another 71 Years?

In the India of the distant future, will caste still matter? Will democracy as we know it persist, or be replaced by a newer form of government? Predicting the future is hard, even more so for a country like India.

Sajith Pai May 11, 2016

Technology

Facebook Shared Our Data: What Does This Actually Mean?

Facebook is back in the news, this time for giving at least 60 device makers “deep access” to data of users and their friends, without obtaining their explicit consent. At this point it would make more sense for Facebook to release a list of companies they haven’t shared data with.

Arré Bench May 11, 2016

POV

A Tomb of One’s Own: Why It is Important for Indian Women to Own Public Spaces

Women need public spaces – not just to occupy thoroughfare but even as private spaces. A space for quiet reflection, for celebration, for contemplation, for cooling down from a fight. Public spaces can help shape our most private selves. Just ask my mother.

Swati Bhattacharya May 10, 2016

Money Matters

Is Nirmala Sitharaman the MS Dhoni of Finance Ministers?

As the buzz around the slowdown in the economy grew louder, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took some small steps – support for the auto sector, a fine-tuning of FDI, and liquidity support for banks. And then, like MS Dhoni in the final over of a run chase, she sent the ball thundering out of the stadium with her decision to reduce the corporate tax rate.

Adhirath Sethi April 20, 2016

POV

Why All of Us Need to Start Considering Politics As a Career Option

We, the woke and the liberal, are politically and socially conscious, and have an opinion on everything – from the Congress’s failing fortunes to the future of democracy. We are out on the streets, protesting against hate crime and the unlawful chopping of forests, but why does politics not feature as a career choice for most of us?

Kavya J April 16, 2016

Earth

Kerala Floods: A Gut-Wrenching Disaster Unfolding on Our Timelines

The floods in Kerala, considered the worst in a century, have claimed over 324 lives and displaced over three lakh people. Once Kerala survives this, it’s evident that God’s own country will have to be rebuilt from scratch. And they'll need our help.

Arré Bench April 9, 2016

People

74 Days and Counting: How We All Have Failed the Trapped Meghalaya Miners

Though the half-hearted response of the Meghalaya government in organising rescue operations for the miners trapped in a rat-hole mine in Meghalaya is appalling, let’s not hold the politicians to a higher standard. Our apathy cannot be ignored; in fact, it only highlights the disregard we have for the lives of the poor in our country.

Kyrmenlang Uriah March 2, 2016