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Decoding India’s Love-Hate Relationship with Hasan Minhaj

The “Howdy Modi” event held in Houston over the weekend was organised to celebrate the contributions of Indian-Americans to the arts. While it was a spectacle of sorts, one particular NRI felt a little left out. Comedian Hasan Minhaj was turned away at the entrance, rekindling the question — “Do Indians love or hate Hasan Minhaj?”

#VALUE! April 15, 2016

People

I Know What You Did Last November

After the demonetisation of the ₹1000 and ₹500 notes last year, panic struck Mumbai’s richie-rich. With zipped gym bags, they descended upon jewellery stores.

Sharan Saikumar April 7, 2016

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Mama Nita is the Real Star of Her Daughter Isha Ambani’s Wedding Celebrations

Nita Ambani has shimmied her way to the front of the celeb mom line, just like she edged to the foreground of the Ambani-Piramal engagement photos. Even in the veritable galaxy of stars that thronged the shaadi, Mama Ambani shone brighter than the rest.

Arré Bench April 3, 2016

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A Shimon Peres Recipe for Mr Modi

Israel's Shimon Peres represented a combination of the Machiavellian ideology and Gandhian philosophy that India sorely needs in the aftermath of surgical strikes across the LoC.

Mad Marx April 2, 2016

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SCOOP! An Evening with Ivanka Trump

Weedward & Bongstein, the world’s finest journalists, shadowed Ivanka Trump at Hyderabad’s Global Entrepreneurship Summit to see how she got on with PM Modi.

Weedward and April 1, 2016

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The Wait for Death at Varanasi’s Mukti Bhavan

In Varanasi’s death hostels, the hope of achieving nirvana keeps alive people like Gulab Bai, who have been staring death in the face for decades.

Saurabh Sharma March 31, 2016

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Businessman Turned Cabbie: A Short Story About GST

The implementation of the GST has turned into a nightmare for small traders. As the government focuses on the big picture, the small man on the ground is edged into the margins.

Karan Mujoo March 31, 2016

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Did Gandhism Come with an Expiry Date?

Is Gandhism outdated for the very country it helped create? Of course not. But if you’re up against someone as powerful as you, Gandhism is a no-no.

Devaiah Bopanna March 20, 2016

People

Black Money and the Half Brides of Uttar Pradesh

The demonetisation drive meant to target black money hoarders had an unfortunate casualty – the brides of Uttar Pradesh, whose parents could no longer pay their dowries.

Saurabh Sharma March 19, 2016

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Liberals, You’re Doing It Wrong

Even a few years ago, family members with opposing political views didn’t find it hard to get along. Don’t park the blame with right-wingers – liberals are just as responsible.

Shubhodeep Pal March 18, 2016