How to Fake It, If You Can’t Fly It: A Cheat Sheet to Makar Sankranti
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How to Fake It, If You Can’t Fly It: A Cheat Sheet to Makar Sankranti

My relationship with Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti, is like that of a sibling. There’s a lot of cribbing, but at the end of the day, I’ve come to love it as my own. Windy afternoons and multiple attempts to fly a kite defined my childhood. Years later, I still can’t fly one, but I have chosen to accept my fate.
Smog Crisis: Delhi is Not Poisonous, Its People Are
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Smog Crisis: Delhi is Not Poisonous, Its People Are

Delhi gears up for winter like heroes in sci-fi films prepare to enter cities that have been struck by epidemics – with masks, but raring to go into battle. The Capital’s terrible air quality is due to a combination of reasons – but at this point, Dilliwalas, did you really need a cracker ban to stop yourselves from worsening it?
An “Immoral” Muslim’s Guide to Faking Roza
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An “Immoral” Muslim’s Guide to Faking Roza

I’m a non-believing Muslim and people like me have become part of a subculture, where secrets are guarded with greater ferocity than the Illuminati. We bunk namaaz, and during Ramzan we fake-fast: the first major acts of rebellion for Muslim teens.
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The Things I’d do to Avoid Holi

Whether it is the workplace or the neighbourhood, conning Holi and its rituals has become regular practice for me. So much so I have plans, both mental and tangible, to make sure I survive the week.