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Stop asking fans to explain why they like Taylor Swift. Belittling Swifties reeks of sexism

She’s perhaps the only artist that one still has to offer a ‘reason’ for liking. No one bats an eye if you like Harry Styles or Beyonce. But god...

19.04.2024 20

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Djokovic welcomes Rohan Bopanna to tennis hall of fame. It’s a cue for AITA to step up its game

It was emotional to see Bopanna win the doubles Australian Open title earlier this year amid ‘India-India’ chants. Now the govt needs to invest...

10.04.2024 20

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Brahmin meltdown over Madras Music Academy award to TM Krishna shows fear of change

TM Krishna being conferred with Sangita Kalanidhi title has led Carnatic musicians to boycott the academy's annual conference. Hurt Brahmin sentiments...

21.03.2024 50

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Zomato’s pure veg fleet is a non-issue. It respects a vegetarian’s choice, you should too

It is not a policy that could lead to discrimination, especially after the decision to have separate-coloured fleets have been rolled back. Now, go...

20.03.2024 10

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Women’s pleasure not precaution — Indian condom ads have become better over the years

They started with family planning and gradually evolved to show safe sex and now talk about female pleasure. Good to see ads where the woman is not a...

08.03.2024 10

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Pandit Ravi Shankar’s insecurity robbed India of a musical genius—Annapurna Devi, his wife

Nirmal Chander traced the life of Annapurna Devi in his documentary, 6-A Akash Ganga—named after the Mumbai residence where she retreated to and...

06.02.2024 10

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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s ‘guru’ defence doesn’t cut it. End this parampara of shishya abuse

'Gurus' like Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan have been exploiting the unbridled power over their students for long—all in the name of...

29.01.2024 10

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Barbie wasn’t revolutionary. Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie Oscar snub isn’t a feminist issue

Barbie was a mediocre film that became a global sensation after a year-long publicity blitzkrieg.

24.01.2024 20

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Children selling flowers on the street aren’t atmanirbhar. They are poor and not in school

Khushbu Sundar was inspired by how a girl child was earning money to put food on the table—because the girl was selling flowers while singing...

11.01.2024 10

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It’s high time to overhaul the POSH Act. Even judges are complaining

The illusion of privacy around cases of sexual harassment at workplaces isn’t serving women. It only silences them.

19.12.2023 5

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KCR’s superstition got the best of him. If only he focused on delivery, good governance

KCR not going to a secretariat for two years is just the tip of the iceberg – his affection for number six is also widely known.

09.12.2023 20

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Animal didn’t even get biology right. Vanga fanboys are mansplaining periods to women

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal has exposed the sheer ignorance of Indian men when it comes to periods and menstrual cycles. And it took only one...

05.12.2023 10

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Punjabi brands have cracked the next advertising war. Big agencies have to catch up

Storytelling on viral Instagram Reels are the most effective. Brands can reclaim what they were in the TV era, but only if they crack the millennial...

09.11.2023 6

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Has Lay’s Magic Masala changed its taste? Chips are down, tempers rise

If Achhe Din has come anywhere, it is in the snack food aisle. GenZ is spoilt for choice, unlike millennials who grew up on Kurkure & 4 flavours of...

31.10.2023 7

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