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What It Means to Be “the Guy Who Wants Babies” in An Age Where Everyone is “Childfree By Choice”

I am a millennial who wants kids. There. I said it. I've had a case of baby fever since I first held my niece. This opens me up to ridicule from my friends and makes me appear like a “softie” on dates.

Jackie Thakkar July 10, 2016

POV

Mothers: The Most Judgemental People on Earth

I used to scoff at friends who gave their toddlers phones or ipads while feeding them. I did not want to be that mother. Three years later, it’s more likely that India tops the Olympics than my son eats without a screen in front of him.

Vani Rane June 7, 2016

Bollywood

Only 90s Kids will Remember: Sumeet Saigal, Avinash Wadhawan, and 50 Shades of Hamming from Forgotten Heroes

While watching Aayush Sharma in Loveyatri, I was reminded of the stock ’90s hero – someone who had the inherent talent of hamming and could champion patriarchy while celebrating matriarchy; could flex muscles as well as emotions; and become taller, sharper and stronger as the narrative progressed.

Sayantan Mondal June 7, 2016

POV

Dear Indian Parents, Your Kids are Not Your Retirement Plan

The idea of children becoming their parents’ retirement plan, is seeded somewhere in the idea of parents being education sponsors of their children. Toxic codependency has become a habit we desperately need to kick.

Kavya J May 15, 2016

Coronavirus

“When Will I See My Friends?” How To Talk to Your Children About Covid-19

While adults have coping mechanisms and access to information, what about our children who depend on us for assurance in this state of lockdown? How am I supposed to tell my six-year-old, whose greatest concern at the moment is a creepy spider hiding somewhere in our room, that I have no idea when coronavirus will all be over?

Sangeetha Bhaskaran May 15, 2016

People

30 is the New 50

Here’s what it’s like to be thirty-five, from my point of view. No kids, but a flat that we run with admirable orderliness. Instead of doing tequila shots, we do juice detoxes.

Meenakshi Reddy April 30, 2016

Modern Family

How I Mastered Parenthood, the Subtle Art of Not Giving a Damn

I’d judge mothers whose children would throw tantrums on flights. Only after I started flying with my hyper AF toddler, I felt their pain. I’d carry colouring books and an iPad to pacify him, and when nothing worked, I realised it’s best not to give a damn.

Vani Rane April 1, 2016

POV

Help! My Kid Is A Boss and I’m A Hapless Employee

My kid, or kids in general, are pint-sized entitled beings who think they rule the world as well as the people in it. They are simultaneously both difficult bosses and clueless clients. They throw tantrums and dismiss efforts, leaving me with nothing but a migraine. Unfortunately, there is no leaving this office and no smoke breaks. My kid will rule over my life forever.

Vani Rane March 29, 2016

Pop Culture

Mary Poppins Returns Review: A Whimsical Critique of the Big Bad Adult World

If the chief villain of Mary Poppins Returns is the big bad adult world, then the cutthroat bankers are its henchmen, and the dancing lamplighters its underdog heroes. The film illustrates the impact that collective action can have, even in the face of powerful institutions.

Kahini Iyer March 20, 2016