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Kahaani Chor Chor Ki: What If Ocean’s 8 Were an Indian TV Soap?

Meet Debjaani Sagar, the homegrown version of Debbie Ocean from Ocean’s 8. With her gang of desi girls, she’s attempting the heist of the decade in a caper filled with shapeshifting mosquitoes, revenge plots, and reincarnations.

Akhil Kakkar July 22, 2016

Gender

Fair & Lovely Will Drop “Fair” From its Brand Name. Why Dark-skinned Girls Like Me Are Cheering

After years of criticism, the fairness cream Fair & Lovely will drop the word "fair" from its brand name. That's a great step forward, but you can’t keep people from equating fair with lovely. Still, it matters that dark-skinned girls like me no longer have to transform into a “more acceptable” version of ourselves.

Sonali Kokra May 14, 2016

POV

Shaadi Ke Side Effects: How I Broke Up With The Perfect Sabyasachi Wedding Saree

I grew up watching dilwales chasing dulhaniyas, sindoors and saat pheras, and no matter how progressive I chose to be in my real life, when it came to being a bride, I was as clichéd as a Yashraj film. All I wanted was the perfect red saree.

Divya Unny May 5, 2016

Gender

An Equal Marriage: How Woke Young Couples Are Dissolving Sexist Wedding Rituals

Rituals and ceremonies are just one way Indian weddings treat women as inferior to men. Whether it is refusing the “kanyadaan” ceremony, standing up to the tradition of brides touching their husbands’ feet, or even splitting the cost of the wedding equally, some Indian couples have found a way to subvert tradition.

Hitesha Phukan April 11, 2016

Culture

Tam Brahm Weddings: The Holy Union of Boredom and Bananas

We live in a time when the nation has joyfully adopted Karan Johar’s vision of the ultimate shaadi. But when everyone else has boarded the party bus, the Tam Brahm prefers endless agarbatti-fuelled ceremonies, Bharatnatyam, and a lunch of rice and sambar.

Kahini Iyer March 24, 2016