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As We Applaud Priya Ramani, Let’s Not Forget Her Feisty Lawyer Rebecca John

After a two-year fight, a Delhi court today acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in the defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar, whom she accused of sexual harassment. The win belongs as much to Ramani as to her incredible lawyer Rebecca John and the hundreds of women she has, by virtue, represented the dignity of.

Manik Sharma May 5, 2016

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Farewell, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the PM Who Brought Poetry to Indian Politics

Atal Bihari Vajpayee has passed away after a prolonged illness at AIIMS, marking the end of a simpler, gentler era in Indian politics. We bid goodbye to a leader who, more than anyone who followed him, embodied what the PM’s post stood for.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 5, 2016

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Teerth Purohits: Guardians of India’s Family Trees

The genealogists or teerth purohits of Haridwar have been record-keepers of family history for centuries now. I learnt a few things about my future walking through my past.

Parthshri Arora May 5, 2016

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The Man Behind the Madhuri Magic

If you scan Madhuri Dixit’s photographs from the ’90s, you can spot Rikku Rakesh Nath lurking in the shadow like a protective angel. And in many ways, that’s what the man, who managed Madhuri Dixit’s career, really was.

Tanvi Dhulia May 4, 2016

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Inside Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s Roobaroo Nights

Life inside Dera Sacha Sauda is underpinned by peaceful satsangs and boisterous Roobaroo Nights, where Gurmeet Ram Rahim makes an appearance like a rock star on his superbikes.

Saurabh Sharma May 3, 2016

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The Father, the Son, and the Holy Rave Party

After attending prayer meetings where people go into epileptic tizzies, I’ve come to the conclusion that a religious gathering is nothing more than a rave party for the faithful.

Damian D'souza May 1, 2016

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Shane Warne was a Magician On and Off the Field

I had the privilege of working with the Aussie who was as much a maverick off the field as he was on it.

Rupha Ramani May 1, 2016

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Balaknama: The Street Children’s Newsroom

Balaknama is a newspaper run by the children, for the children. India’s only publication with street kids at the helm, it does not involve itself in politics or popular culture, but focuses on the rights of children.

Parthshri Arora May 1, 2016

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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

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Trespasser for Life

Every time a Chinese dignitary arrives in India, I attempt a protest against the occupation of Tibet. My last demonstration landed me in a smelly Goan marsh – for 20 hours.

Tenzin Tsundue April 30, 2016