bangalore Archives

Jab Main Office Baccha Tha Badi Shararat Karta Tha

Are you at that phase of your career when expectation levels are at zero and indulgence levels are set to max? Enjoy it. Save the existential angst for later in your career. The days of this happy, consequence-free existence that you’re too ignorant to enjoy right now, are numbered.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 25, 2016

Modern Family

Folks in Town: How to Parent-Proof Your House

I live a dual life. I’m an outspoken liberal guy in the streets, and a religious, paavam one in the sheets. So when my parents decided to visit me after three years, I upturned mattresses to look for old condom packets and purchased tons of room spray to get rid of any lingering cigarette smell.

Vishal Dayama July 10, 2016

People

Black Nights Matter

Tucked away in a corner of Bangalore, a cosmopolitan night club appears like a safe zone for Africans, but like the rest of India, even this is not.

ila ananya June 27, 2016

Gender

Candlelight Marches in Assam, Gang Rape in Delhi: Eight Years After Nirbhaya, Sexual Violence Still Plagues Indian Women

In Delhi, a 14-year-old girl was raped by four men aged 17 to 30. In Bengaluru, a 20-year-old nursing student from Assam was raped and murdered. It’s horrific but headlines like these have become far too frequent in 2020.

Arré Bench June 13, 2016

Technology

Bengaluru’s Self-Claimed Culture of Innovation Cannot Rescue the City from Falling Apart

Considered the hub of innovation, Bengaluru’s infrastructural problems are at odds with every app-based solution its brightest minds try to sell as a ‘solution’ to a problem. Beneath its veil of ambitious, lip-smacking valuations, there is a creaking city waiting to be rescued.

Jagruti Verma June 2, 2016

People

The Autowallah Who Takes Cancer for a Ride

On World Cancer Day, the story of an autowallah for the terminally ill who straddles the role of driver and counsellor with ease.

ila ananya May 17, 2016

Features

Bhumi Pednekar, Pankaj Tripathi, & Gajraj Rao Are All Going to Be at India Film Project. Are You?

After hosting a series of 50-hour and 7-day filmmaking and music challenges, India Film Project, Asia’s largest content fest is inviting creators, filmmakers, and storytellers to a fun-filled festival. There are workshops, conversations with veterans, and a ton of global networking opportunities. The best part? It’s all online.

Arré Bench March 9, 2016