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The Post-Break-Up Confession: Honesty is the Worst Policy

A break up is followed by a round of post-break-up confessions. What could be wrong with straightforward honesty from the person who deeply cared about us? But in this seemingly friendly break-up match, no one wins – and most importantly, you lose the hardest.

Poulomi Das March 6, 2016

POV

Bass Itna Sa Khwaab Hai: The Pleasures of a Life With Small Ambitions

My friends work their bums off to get a house or a vehicle or a ration card registered in their name to feel like independent adults. But independence to me is the general compartment ticket of Indian Railways that doesn’t have my name on it, but still allows me to commute between two far-off stations.

Arpit Chhikara March 5, 2016

Pop Culture

The Beauty of the Brooder in Dil Chahta Hai

In a cinematic universe full of overgrown men-children, Dil Chahta Hai’s Siddharth really stands out. Before Sid, played expertly by Akshaye Khanna, we’d never seen such acute sadness delivered with such control.

Poulomi Das March 4, 2016