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Shikha Kumar
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Two new podcasts are breaking the stigma and silence around mental health in India
Marbles Lost & Found and The Alternative Story discuss issues ranging from caregiving and therapy to experiences and conditions.
Shikha Kumar
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‘Don’t they realise we are human?’: The uneasy alliance between fashion and feminism
An interview with sociologist Manjima Bhattacharjya, whose book, ‘Mannequin’, examines the realities of working in India’s fashion industry.
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‘I wanted to show the female characters encountering their bodies’: Pakistani writer Sarvat Hasin
An interview with the London-based writer whose work is being compared to Mohsin Hamid’s and Kamila Shamsie’s after just two books.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Tired of checking email? The Snail Mail Project brings back the lost art of letter writing
Mumbai-based Sumedha Sah is sketching illustrations in response to letters from around the world.
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British documentary wants to ensure that the epic Battle of Saragarhi is not forgotten
‘Saragarhi: The True Story’, directed by Jay Singh-Sohal, marks the 120th anniversary of the frontier encounter.
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This Instagram artist is illustrating untranslatable words and the result will make you feel ambedo
Since April, Rituparna Sarkar has posted over eighty culture-specific words in German, Spanish, Japanese, Tulu and Bengali.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Behanchara Diaries: Pakistani feminists have a new podcast, and it’s calling all the desi ladies
Slovenly Academic, Smol Girl and Pop Culture Diva discuss intersectionality, public spaces and the politics of loitering.
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Documentary ‘Hare Krishna!’ casts a devotee’s eye on the ISKCON movement
The documentary traces ISKCON founder Srila Prabhupada’s conquest of the West.
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Celebrating those bloody periods: A new comic book removes the culture of shame from the female body
‘Spreading Your Wings’ by author and activist Ariana Abadian-Heifetz also explains body diversity, nutrition and hygiene to rural women.
Shikha Kumar
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future