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Zomato Can Guarantee Halal Meat, But it Can’t (and Shouldn’t) Guarantee the Religion of its Delivery Execs

Ensuring food is prepared according to your order is Zomato’s responsibility. Ensuring the delivery driver’s religion meets up with your regressive criteria for whom you will accept food from, is not their responsibility. Got it? Good.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 2, 2016

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“Humare Zamane Mein…”: Millennials Are the New Boomers

A phrase we often associate with our parents is the filmy and stereotypical “humaare zamaane mein”. “Humaare zamaane mein people had real values,” was a common lament. “ That generation thumped their chests and pitied the younger lot of gadabouts who didn’t seem to take anything seriously. We took all this with a heaping spoonful of salt and soldiered on. What a shame then, that we seem doomed to repeat this cycle with the next lot.

Divya Ramesh June 30, 2016

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Could Your 12-year-old Be Asking for Nudies from a Porn Star?

The blatant objectification of adult film actress Nikita Bellucci by 12-year-olds begs the question: Do we need better parental controls and age restrictions for social media?

Jackie Thakkar June 29, 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

People

The Difficulty of Being Taimur Ali Khan

Taimur Ali Khan has his whole life ahead of him and it does not include wars and genocide.

Devaiah Bopanna June 28, 2016

Pop Culture

Why Are Quantico-Loving Indians Suddenly Mad with Priyanka Chopra?

A recent episode of Quantico has irked Indians because it dared to imply Hindus are terrorists. Except that, their anger rests less with the show and more with Priyanka Chopra, for not representing India.

Arré Bench June 24, 2016

People

The In-Betweeners: Millennials Who Aren’t Millennial Enough

We were born in the ’80s; and we’re millennials too. But we’re also the last generation to have actually known what life without internet and mobile phones looked like.

Riddhi K June 23, 2016

Pop Culture

The Lost Art of Trolling

Back in the day, trolling was a sophisticated art form. Today, it has been reduced to boring screaming matches. The surrealism has practically vanished.

Akhil Sood June 19, 2016

Gender

Hey Indian Men, Let’s Talk About Enthusiastic Consent

Over the last weekend, a number of men who spoke the right language, were equipped with the right vocabulary to express the right kind of views on liberal issues were named as sexual harassers. None of these progressive men seemed to know about the concept of enthusiastic consent.

Jackie Thakkar June 15, 2016

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Why Do Indians Love Giving Free Advice?

We are born completely useless and need to be taught everything. Unless you’re Indian. Then the art of giving free advice is one of those skills that comes naturally to you. But why do Indians love giving advice so much? And how many really follow their own?

Ramjaane June 2, 2016