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How to Spot a Serial Faker, the Dude Who Lies About Watching GoT

With an influx of shows, a new breed of mutants have arrived – the serial fakers. These are people who rely on listicles and AV Club recaps to force themselves into water-cooler conversations at work.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 19, 2016

POV

The Anatomy of an Indian Stampede

There have been stampedes in other parts of the world, but why does it feel like India is an especial victim along the route of this deathly juggernaut?

Hardik Rajgor May 16, 2016

Sports

Sunil Chhetri’s Game Plan: How Mumbai Fell for Football

Last night, Sunil Chhetri and his men who won 3-0, forced Mumbai to keep aside its cynicism and invest in the other boys in blue. It taught Mumbaikars that any sport is a two-way game: It thrives on its determined players as much as on its spirited supporters.

Poulomi Das May 16, 2016

Coronavirus

How Can You Prepare to Take Care of Family When COVID-19 Knocks at Your Door? You Can’t

Sickness and death come to everyone, but the undiluted fear that overcame me after my sister got infected was nothing that I had experienced before. I had never felt the helplessness of looking for hospital beds that didn’t exist, of spending hours making calls to procure a life-giving canister of oxygen. I was prepared to beg, borrow, or steal medicines, not even knowing if they would work.

Kahini Iyer May 14, 2016

Sports

50 Days of I.P.Hell

The 11th edition of the IPL is here and my sanity is ready to give up on me. I have the misfortune of living opposite Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 13, 2016

Pop Culture

Mumbai Police: The Twitter Heroes We Didn’t Know We Needed

If the Varun Dhawan case is any indication, Mumbai’s finest are using Twitter to police the city, one Stranger Things meme and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai GIF at a time.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 12, 2016

Sports

The Passion of Wrestlemania: Why MMA Will Never Beat Pro-Wrestling

MMA fans thumb their noses at WWE, skipping its dramatic storytelling for the UFC’s methodical brutality. Realism is important to them… so I fail to understand how they think falling off a 20-foot ladder hurts less because it was pre-planned.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 9, 2016

Earth

What Will it Take to End Our Toxic Affair With Plastic?

How do you say goodbye to something you’ve known your entire life? After all, plastic is almost like an honorary family member in most middle-class households. But, to paraphrase Spider Man, “With great awareness, comes great responsibility.”

Dushyant Shekhawat May 9, 2016

People

The Greatest Jungle Story Ever Told: Why Mowgli Continues to Captivate Us

The Jungle Book was my ticket out of the crowds and noise of Mumbai to the unspoiled beauty of the Indian jungle. No homework. No rude bus conductors. The Seeonee Hills and the thick, fragrant forests of central India were my emotional retreats.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 5, 2016

Pop Culture

Dear Zindagi, Are You Mad?

Touted as a film on mental health, Dear Zindagi carried a pretty heavy responsibility. But what it did with that responsibility is, dressed it up in chic clothes and clichés.

Sharan Saikumar May 3, 2016