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Malavika Neurekar
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How do you graduate (and stay sane) amidst a pandemic? ‘Batch of 2020’ offers some answers
Celebrities including Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anand Gandhi offer advice to a generation running low on hope.
Malavika Neurekar
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Covid-19 lockdown: A mentalist and a storyteller find a way to entertain without leaving their homes
‘Suhani Ki Shaadi’ takes a simple truth of our times – society’s discomfort with single women – and peppers it with a little magic.
Malavika Neurekar
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In short films about Bengaluru’s migrant Metro workers, dreams of home and a better life
The films, made for the 2009 project Behind the Tin Sheets, are being made available to the public.
Malavika Neurekar
Trending
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Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but does not include missionaries
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Reading list for young readers: The 12 books shortlisted for the 2023 Neev Book Awards
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Who are CVC Capital Partners? Meet the new owners of Ahmedabad franchise in IPL
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Why a Tamil sceptre handed over by Mountbatten lies at the heart of Modi’s new Parliament
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A frozen moment of resilience shows how India’s women have been betrayed in their hope for justice
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Coronavirus: As mental health services move online, problems of access and privacy emerge
Even in normal times, mental health services are not easily available to everyone. The coronavirus has deepened the divide.
Malavika Neurekar
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Radio Quarantine: Indian artists are trying to create a space for music and community in lockdown
Web radio stations have started in Bengaluru and Kolkata with similar names and a similar sense of purpose.
Malavika Neurekar
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Coronavirus lockdown: In Goa, panic runs high as household food stocks run low
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has drawn heavy criticism for his handling of the crisis.
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Video
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Watch: Salman Khan dances with Norwegian dance group Quick Style at an award show in Abu Dhabi
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Watch: Water in Venice’s Grand Canal mysteriously turns bright green, authorities launch probe
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Watch: Mobile tower knocked down by powerful winds during thunderstorm in Nagaur, Rajasthan
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Watch: Dog learns to play peek-a-boo with human
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Watch: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s qawwali tribute to Sidhu Moose Wala on his first death anniversary
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Art of Seclusion: Offering free downloads, musicians, writers provide diversion for the housebound
Even chefs are posting cooking lessons online to do their bit to ease the pain of social distancing.
Malavika Neurekar
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Watch: In documentary from 2005, the story of another rape case and another hangman
Joshy Joseph’s 2005 documentary ‘One Day From A Hangman’s Life’ follows Nata Mullick, the executioner of Dhananjoy Chatterjee.
Malavika Neurekar
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This illustrated storybook shows children how to talk about sexual abuse
Protsahan India Foundation’s ‘Can I Tell You Something?’ navigates sexuality, puberty, consent and the all-powerful act of speaking up.
Malavika Neurekar
The Reel
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‘Chitrakut’ review: A wandering tour of complicated relationships
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Start the week with a film: The documentary ‘Tina’ is a tribute to an irrepressible spirit
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‘Citadel’ review: Secrets, lies and banality
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‘City of Dreams’ season 3 review: Political drama is running out of ways to deliver the shocks
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‘Jogira Sara Ra Ra’ review: Funny in bits and bobs