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Karishma Attari
Karishma Attari is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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This Mother’s Day, let’s admit that motherhood is not all it’s cracked up to be
Motherhood is a double-edged instrument – it both makes you and mars you, it gives and takes away.
Karishma Attari
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Indian schools and the Right-Wing have something in common – the desire to control women’s hair
Everyone has something to say about a woman’s hair, and it’s always based on stereotypes and a wish to control her life.
Karishma Attari
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Beta, give uncle a kiss: Are Indian parents giving children mixed signals about consent?
Before learning about good touch and bad touch, children should be able to refuse uninvited touching.
Karishma Attari
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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In our anxiety about the Blue Whale Challenge, are we missing the elephant in the room?
While discussing the dangers of an unregulated cyberspace, shouldn’t we also be speaking about depression and mental health?
Karishma Attari
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Want people you barely know to offer an opinion about your life? That’s what Sarahah users are doing
Examining the anonymous feedback messaging app that is setting social media on fire.
Karishma Attari
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‘Be bored, not boring,’ and other life lessons I learnt from my son this summer
When did we start believing that parenting is like stage-producing a bright, happy, ever-entertaining childhood?
Karishma Attari
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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The class divide in Indian schools is growing and we need to talk about it
iPads, iPods and Yeezy sneakers: Should children get every thing they ask for?
Karishma Attari
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Why I don’t hate Indian Supermoms anymore
To assume flawless perfection in mothers is to manipulate them and ourselves.
Karishma Attari
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What Peppa Pig taught an Indian mother about parenting in a world without innocence or security
In Peppa’s world, the cake never runs out, the puddles never dry up, and everybody’s welcome no matter what type of animal they are.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Indian schools are using WhatsApp to enslave mothers and crush children’s independence
My child’s school WhatsApp group registers up to 40 messages an hour. If this were a national security warning system, we’d always be on Red
Karishma Attari
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Why horror and teens are the perfect mix
A horror novelist explains the affinities between the genre and young readers.
Karishma Attari