Posted inBollywood
Person of the Week: Priyanka Chopra
Put Baby Taimur back in the crib, the “hottest woman on the planet”, Priyanka Chopra, has a wedding to attend.
Posted inFirst Person
I Was Born a Hindu and I Went to Jamia. What Will You Label Me?
“Jamia is a hot-bed for radicalising kids.” When I went to study at Jamia Millia Islamia, my family contended with several deep-seated biases. But that is not the Jamia I know. The Jamia I know is full of grace and tact; a place where students will come out and clean the road at the end of a protest, even after teargas shells have been lobbed.
Posted inGender
“Ban the Burqa, No Ripped Jeans”: When Will We Stop Telling Women What They Can or Cannot Wear?
If you support the ban of a piece of clothing – a burqa, ghunghat, or a skirt – you’re still supporting the idea that women’s bodies, and what they put on them, can and should be subjected to regulation. Why should the world decide whether a woman should be behind a veil or cover her legs?
Posted inModern Family
By Sheltering an Inter-Caste Couple, My Conservative Father Discovered His “Wokeness”
My old-fashioned father, who still believes women should do the bulk of cooking and tolerates no criticism of Narendra Modi, suddenly turned liberal when a young couple needed his help. Unlike most people from our generation, who use social media to signal our virtues, my father had become the IRL definition of woke.
Posted inPeople
The Graveyard Inside My Home
In Uttar Pradesh’s Pokar village, the dead don’t leave the house.
Posted inPOV
Why Millennials Should Read the Bhagavad Gita
That the Gita is given a religious connotation which limits its reach, is a pity. Much before Twitter threads told you that your biggest enemy is within, the Bhagavad Gita had already got it covered.
Posted inPOV
“Capitulism” in the Age of Yogi Adityanath
What are we to do in the face of the epic monstrosity of man? Collectively capitulate to the horror unfolding all around. The option is too terrible to contemplate.
