Internet Culture
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Ukraine’s official Twitter handle is processing the nation’s trauma in real time with memes
Russia’s invasion of the country reveals that memes and cute cat content are not just for fun and entertainment.
Jessica Maddox, The Conversation
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Small is beautiful: An artist in Tamil Nadu is carving miniature sculptures on pencil tips
From birds to cars and dripping taps to bookshelves, 24-year-old Kailash Babu has created a world of miniatures.
Akhila Ranganna
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An artist looks at Grimms’ fairy tales and finds sexist stereotypes that are common in India
Akshita Chandra’s project ‘Grimm Reality’ uses illustrations and paper craft to draw parallels across centuries and societies.
Rohini Kejriwal
Trending
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Big picture: How the Adani crash unfolded and what it could do to the Indian economy
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Explainer: Why a Supreme Court verdict has sparked statewide protests in Sikkim
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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Blocking of BBC Modi documentary violates Indians’ rights, say over 500 scientists and academicians
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Adani Enterprises shares plunge again, to be removed from Dow Jones sustainability indices
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An engineer in Canada is urging South Asians to post their family photos and memories on Instagram
With his project Brown History Photo Album, Ahsun Zafar wants to humanise historical narratives.
Damini Kulkarni
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Ten Indian designers who are reimagining the English alphabet for an Instagram challenge
#36daysoftype calls the global design community to create a letter or number a day for 36 days by interpreting letterforms in interesting styles.
Rohini Kejriwal
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On a new Instagram account, Indians and Pakistanis are sharing their memories of living in the Gulf
With photographs old and new, Gulf South Asia has set out to highlight the connections between South Asia and the Persian Gulf.
Priyanka Sacheti
Video
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Watch: Cricketers Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Yuzvendra Chahal enact old ‘Roadies’ audition episode
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Watch: Satirist Urvish Kothari hilariously explores what to expect in ‘Amrit Kaal’
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‘No income, no tax’: Comedian imagines budget show with ‘Nirmala Sitharaman’ and ‘Kangana Ranaut’
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Watch: Actor Ryan Reynolds surprises students by crashing their project during Toronto college visit
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Watch: Bill Gates learns how to make a roti from American celebrity chef Eitan Bernath
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In highlighting India’s cultural diversity, an artist hopes to find her own identity
Agrima Kaji’s illustration series ‘Beauty in Diversity’ spotlights cultural identifiers of Indian states through portraits of women in traditional attire.
Damini Kulkarni
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An Indian artist is drawing attention to women’s fraught relationship with their breasts
With her project Identitty, Indu Harikumar is turning photos of women’s breasts into illustrations and posting them on Instagram with accompanying stories.
Preetha Banerjee
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Indian women are using mobile internet more than ever before, finds a study
Over 40% of Indian women were aware of mobile internet in 2019, as compared to just 19% a year ago, according to a report.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
The Reel
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser is the heart of soul of redemption saga
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A new Indian zine gives sex education lessons to ignorant millennial men
‘Bedx Talks’ by artists Priyanka Paul and Rushil Bhatnagar is irreverent and inclusive.
Sushmita Sundaram
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In curious twist to Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie’s battle with T-Series, Indian NGO gets funds bonus
PewDiePie and the Indian media firm are racing to notch up the highest number of YouTube subscribers. CRY is the unexpected beneficiary.
Devarsi Ghosh
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An artist wants to reignite interest in India’s tribal masks through her illustrations
Pune artist Annada N Menon wants to remind people that traditional masks are not just living room decorations.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
The Field
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Boxing: India climb to third spot in IBA world boxing rankings
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Thailand Masters: B Sai Praneeth loses against Li Shi Feng in quarterfinals, India’s campaign ends
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ISL: Play-offs to be played from March 3, final scheduled for March 18
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Tri-Series takeaways for Harmanpreet Kaur-led India: Deepti Sharma’s form, batting concerns and more
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ISL playoff scenarios: Here’s a look at what each club needs to do to qualify for the knockout stage