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What Does It Take To Be a “Super-Dad”? The Barest Minimum

Men have had it easy literally everywhere, from jobs to a simple task like walking down a street. It comes as no surprise that even parenting is easier for them. What’s worse is that the little that they do in raising the child is seen as a great feat by society.

Runa Mukherjee May 11, 2016

Columns

The View at 40 | Why Is Everyone Having Really Loud Sex in Four More Shots Please!?

The View at 40 is a weekly column about sniping at youth. This week, we watched the new web series, Four More Shots Please! and heard lots of orgasming.

Sharan Saikumar May 8, 2016

First Person

Radically Honest Confessions: What a Month of Constantly Telling the Truth Taught Me

The concept of Radical Honesty isn’t just about telling the truth – you have to commit to voicing every stupid, bitchy, relationship-ending, career-destroying thought that tumbles through your head. I started my experiment with absolute truth-telling and landed in my own private hell.

Sonali Kokra April 23, 2016

Modern Family

The Best Gift Today’s Mothers Can Give their Children is Some Unmonitored “Me Time”

The constant supervision to create a model kid, robs children of solitude: A solitude that will overwhelm them with its monotony before getting them to move their ass to experiment in the kitchen, scribble Rupi Kaur-like poetry on their notepads, and perhaps discover the true meaning of life.

Purba Ray April 20, 2016

POV

Help! My Kid Is A Boss and I’m A Hapless Employee

My kid, or kids in general, are pint-sized entitled beings who think they rule the world as well as the people in it. They are simultaneously both difficult bosses and clueless clients. They throw tantrums and dismiss efforts, leaving me with nothing but a migraine. Unfortunately, there is no leaving this office and no smoke breaks. My kid will rule over my life forever.

Vani Rane March 29, 2016

Earth

Life After Plastic. It’s Fantastic

Years before plastic became pervasive, you went to buy ration swinging a cloth bag. The local butcher wrapped up your mutton in yesterday’s newspaper. But plastic adapted itself like a shape-shifting hydra to suit our urban needs.

Aparna joshi March 26, 2016

Gender

Why the Dupatta is an Indispensable Accessory For Every Indian Woman

The dupatta doesn’t ask anything of you. In our journey through life as women, the dupatta has found a way to be a constant companion, sometimes as an escape, a wingman, or just as an expression of our desires.

Muskan Nagpal March 8, 2016

Sports

Girls Just Wanna Score Runs: Why 2018 Was a Banner Year for Women in Sport

Women in sports are making up for lost time by smashing records while stoking the pride of the nation. From the on-field exploits of Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur, to the athletic feats of PV Sindhu, Hima Das, Mary Kom, and their peers, female athletes have forced naysayers to eat their words.

Kahini Iyer March 6, 2016

Gender

How I Learnt to Embrace My Mom Bod

It’s perfectly acceptable for a man to get broader as he ages. We’ve even coined a cute little name for the male, middle-aged spread: the dad bod. Then why isn’t there a corresponding mom bod? We can refer to them as MILJH... Mothers I’d Like To Just Hug.

Ashwina Garg March 1, 2016