First Person
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‘You get one life, you enjoy it responsibly, then you die’: A cancer patient’s farewell essay
Mumbai journalist Mayank Bhatt, who moved to Canada in 2008, passed away on August 1. He chronicled the progress of his illness on The Beacon.
Mayank Bhatt
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An Indian Army officer remembers how observing roza in Kashmir changed his life
Just one day of fasting during Ramzan in 2002 offered me a social and spiritual experience that I have not forgotten since.
Major General Yash Mor
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The Indian diaspora is equally guilty of holding on to old stereotypes about the homeland
Indians settled abroad are wracked by the opposing forces of heartsickness for touch and the fear of contagion.
Ankhi Mukherjee
Trending
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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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India’s ‘thought-free’ universities and the danger of the ripples from a single dissenting pebble
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The personal is political: How events on two continents drove a wedge between my father and me
A son’s story.
Mauktik Kulkarni
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How a 74-year-old YouTuber created instrumental versions of film songs using the Pratham tarang
Rajendra Naik has been paying tribute to classic movie tunes with the string instrument. Find out how he does it.
Rajendra Naik
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On my freedom fighter father’s birth centenary, what would he have made of the hate in India today?
We started with a vision of unity and harmony. How did we get there 72 years later?
David Devadas
Video
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Watch: Traffic constable’s dog rides on motorbike in watermelon-shell helmet to raise awareness
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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Watch: College students swap bags with pressure cooker, sacks and more to observe ‘no bag day’
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A new Indian venture capitalist lifts the curtain on his industry
Amongst the most dramatic differences between venture capital and traditional industries is the time you spend with 20-somethings.
Sajith Pai, qz.com
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First person: What my mother taught me about crows – and life
They don’t like me, I whined once. They will someday, my mother replied.
Nandini Ramnath
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‘They all became animals’: My grandfather remembers the trauma and violence of India’s Partition
Despite witnessing or hearing about unbelievable cruelties, my Dada has an almost diasporic longing to return to the subcontinent.
Sapan Maini-Thompson
The Reel
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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First person: When Boris Johnson asked me to spice up a profile of Mayawati
...and I went on the campaign trail in London with his brother Jo.
Jawid Laiq
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What growing up with two abusive men taught me about the #MeToo movement in India
Witnessing my father and grandfather’s acts of violence filled me with an inchoate rage and internal chaos that have never completely left me.
Vikram Zutshi
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In Indian elections, wheelchair users like me can be denied our dignity – and vote
After all these years, why can’t the Election Commission provide accessibility for voting right up until the voting machine?
Ajitkumar Nambiar, qz.com
The Field
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IPL 2023: From Virat Kohli to Dwayne Bravo, a look at all-time statistical leaders in the league
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IPL 2023: Indian Premier League returns for 16th edition, back to the glory days of home-away format
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Watch: Ajay Devgn stars as football legend Syed Rahim Ali in trailer of ‘Maidaan’
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Sports world daily: Kvitova, Alcaraz in Miami semis; Chelsea stun Lyon in women’s Champions League
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IPL 2023: New rules, Ben Stokes at CSK, JioCinema vs Star Sports – things to watch out for this year