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Rohan Banerjee
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From craving Kolkata’s annual cultural revelry to dissonance – has Durga Puja changed or have I?
When I first left home, being away during the festival was inconceivable. But the realisation that now I do not recognise the puja anymore is devastating.
Rohan Banerjee
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Chocolate jars, endless aisles: Buying groceries has become easier – but less fun
Digital convenience and immediacy have saved time but each occasion is a reminder of the analogue past.
Rohan Banerjee
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I don’t love the Mumbai monsoon – but I’ve learnt not to hate it
After nearly a decade of animosity, it was running that eventually softened my attitude to the rains.
Rohan Banerjee
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Seven Kashmiri students arrested after row over celebrating India’s World Cup loss
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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Stolen fingerprints, empty bank accounts: How customers are paying for gaps in Aadhaar
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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International Film Festival of India refuses to carry anti-caste poem by former BJP MLA in its daily
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Mumbai’s air quality plummeted this year. Will residents actually demand change?
The air quality in the city this winter plunged to its lowest levels in four years.
Rohan Banerjee
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Why modern work culture and ideas of success are the real problem – not ‘moonlighting’
Debating the ethics or legality of moonlighting is futile if we continue to ignore the underlying forces that cause its existence.
Rohan Banerjee
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The ‘rashtrapatni’ row should make us rethink the everyday bias against women in our languages
It is important for our languages to evolve to be inclusive and encourage equality.
Rohan Banerjee
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IFFI Goa: Michael Douglas tries the ‘Naatu Naatu’ hookstep, delivers Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue
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Caught on camera: Panic after passenger jumps out of emergency exit of plane at US airport
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Watch: Rescuers celebrate after an infant is pulled out alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza
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Watch: This performing duo danced like puppets at an engagement party
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Filmfare OTT Awards: Actor Rajshri Deshpande dedicates her win to Gaza victims, Indian farmers
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‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro’: On hurt religious sentiments, India would do well to heed this film’s title
The 1983 movie, most famous for its Mahabharat scene, was released a month after Kissi Se Na Kehna of ‘Hanuman Hotel’ infamy.
Rohan Banerjee
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Elderly couple’s lawsuit demanding grandkids highlights woes of Indians who choose to be childfree
Getting married and having children has long been considered the only path to a fulfilling adulthood. But that is changing.
Rohan Banerjee