Posted inPeople
The Lost Girl on the Train
You’ve probably seen a child lost in a crowd or huddled up in a corner on a train. And you’ve probably left them to their destiny. Some people though, choose not to walk away.
Posted inPeople
DIY Happiness
The internet made me think that with enough pig-headedness, I could crack depression like a mathematical equation. But after a few hundred articles, I'm more miserable than ever.
Posted inPeople
36 B, He Wrote
When Rukhsana and Altaf were around, Prakash hated their intrusive presence. Now that he's gotten them off his chest, he's begun to miss them.
Posted inPOV
Can We Please Call Bullshit on Brexit?
Stuck in a three-hour traffic snarl, and your concern seems to be a divorce taking place 4,446 miles away. That, my friend, is the spirit of a dying Mumbai.
Posted inVice
Cheers To Myself, My Friend
Trying to understand my love for alcohol through the words of the world’s booziest writers.
Posted inPOV
Censor Di M** Di
A film about drug abuse in Punjab is objectionable. But it is okay to portray all Catholic Goans as drunks and all south Indians as lungi-wearing “Madrasis”.
Posted inPop Culture
It’s Now Legit to Hate Coldplay
The excessive hate that Coldplay gets has little to do with the band. It’s a victim of a trend – where a self-professed “discerning” listener disregards all pop music.
Posted inPop Culture
They Came, They ☺, They Conquered
Emojis are kicking the ass of mere words. Love, sex, swag, we can convey it all, with simply one character. Can our vocab get any richer?
Posted inHealth
Depression, the Heaviest Weight I’ve Lifted Yet
When bestselling author Krishna Udayasankar broke her arms, she was held aloft only by the thought of getting back to weightlifting – her life raft in fighting clinical depression.
Posted inPOV
What 99.8% Can Do To You and Me
I’ve never scored an 80 per cent. And I’m sure my son won’t either. Does this mean I have to start panicking?