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My Father Sexually Abused Me as a Child. But I Still Can’t Hate Him

I was 12 when my father first touched me inappropriately. It took me reading about Lolita, more than a decade later, inciting and luring her stepfather into intimacy to realise that my first experience of any form of sexual pleasure came from my own father.

Vaishnavi March 30, 2016

Modern Family

How My Mother and I Became Friends… After My Father Died

Loss exposes how unprepared you really are. When my father died, my mother and I couldn't imagine a life without him or one with each other. But grief makes you look at the bigger picture. My father’s death is the reason my mother and I are no longer strangers.

Pooja Barge March 27, 2016

POV

Why Moving Out of Your Parent’s House is Overrated

I thought moving out would be about no deadlines, no curfews, and no rules. But it is about waiting for a plumber, paying rent and bills, waking up early to fill the water tank, and eating bland, self-cooked food. I didn’t do drugs, I did dishes.

Ramjaane March 25, 2016

POV

Choosing My Religion

Would the world be a better place if we allowed our children to decide whether they’d like to be Hindu, Muslim, Christian, atheist, agnostic, or label-free?

Ajay Chacko March 18, 2016

POV

Delhi Fog: The Real Reason Mumbai “Winter” Will Never Match Up to Dilli Ki Sardi

Even though today kids in Delhi stay indoors with face masks on, I still remember the winter as a time when fog (not smog) meant missed catches during evening games of cricket, snuggling up in your grandma’s shawl, and snoozing in the afternoon sun on the terrace with your family.

Aakash Ahuja March 16, 2016

Bollywood

De De Pyaar De Review: A Predictable Love Story that Should Have Made Tabu its Hero

Even though De De Pyaar De revolves around a 50-year-old man falling for a 26-year-old woman, it never quite addresses the peculiarities of being with someone from a different generation. It doesn't help that Ajay Devgn, used to playing heroes who are half-his age, plays Ashish with the attitude of a 30-year-old from Delhi.

Poulomi Das March 16, 2016

Modern Family

My Sisters and I Cremated Our Father. And Every Daughter Must Be Part of their Parents’ Final Journey

I struggle to understand people’s apprehension toward daughters performing the last rites of their parents. The act of seeing the last physical trace of your loved one be engulfed in the fire is essential to getting closure, to realising that we will never see them in the physical realm anymore.

Mugdha Singh March 16, 2016

Modern Family

Sisters are Protectors Too: Why Raksha Bandhan Needs to be Reimagined

As an elder sister, I am constantly bailing my brother out of sticky situations. Which makes me wonder, if I am his protector, shouldn’t he be tying a rakhi on my wrist, instead of the other way around? All traditions need an update and Raksha Bandhan is no different.

Ayushi Murli March 13, 2016

Modern Family

“My Son’s First Smile!” Is Instagramming Your Baby As Harmless As You Think?

Sharing (mostly oversharing) the joys and challenges of parenthood and documenting every bit of your children’s lives online is now a social norm. Parents at it are called sharenters, and the act, sharenting.

Saadia S March 11, 2016

Bollywood

12 Years of Khosla Ka Ghosla: The Perfect Portrayal of Middle-Class India

Twelve years ago, Khosla ka Ghosla set the template for what was to become a new direction in Hindi cinema. Marked by realism, the film focused on the modest hopes of middle-class India, and how badly those hopes can get shafted.

Bhaskar Chawla March 10, 2016