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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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Election results: What does BJP’s hegemony in the Hindi belt mean for Indian politics?
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Priya Satia: How modern empire broke the empire mould
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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From ‘self-rule’ call to setting the narrative, how ITLF has become new Kuki-Zo voice in Manipur
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A trio of wolves, a lunging crocodile and other winners at the Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards
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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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Management spoof: Manager gets a shock on learning what EOD really means
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Watch: Heavy snow blankets runways, train tracks and roads, disrupting daily life in Munich, Germany
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Watch: Scenes of chaos and panic as powerful earthquake, aftershocks rock parts of the Philippines
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Watch: Smoke billows from luxury speedboat after it catches fire near Alibaug, Maharashtra
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Watch #ResultsWithIndependentMedia: Poll verdict live
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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.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Russian literature and Kangra painting meet in ‘Kasba’
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Vir Das: ‘Humanity without laughter wouldn’t survive very long’
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Watch: ‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 teaser trailer is out
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‘The Boys’ season 4 trailer: Homelander grows in influence as Butcher tries to rally his team
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‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ trailer: ‘K.G.F’ director’s new film stars Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran