Seldom can we see a newspaper, rarely a popular name in the business, make a complete fool of it. But when one of the most widely read dailies makes a blundering foul and then turns belligerent in the face of criticism, it becomes all the more ridiculous. This is exactly what we have seen happen in the last couple of days in the Deepika Padukone Vs Times of India/TOI … [Read more...]
Living in India is equivalent to a bull fight, but so what, bull fights are interesting, aren’t they?
It’s been nearly a week since Independence Day, and since my last article came out. I've been pondering over what I want to write about for my next article (this one, dear reader!), and I thought, the country’s still the same, still gobbled up in trouble, violence, etcetera. But here we are, still in our country, trying to make it better, always returning to our homeland, even … [Read more...]
THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE KASHMIRI PANDIT RETURN
With the change in power at centre came a new hope for Kashmiri Pandits to return to the valley (Kashmir). Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his maiden visit to the state put it very much in open that it’s high time the Kashmiri Pandits return to their homeland. This isn’t a first attempt that has been made towards addressing the long pending issue of their rehabilitation. … [Read more...]
Acids are meant to be kept in bottles, not to throw on faces
Me-Thanks to inflation, twenty bucks can no longer buy you anything. Friend-It’s enough to shatter dreams. Me -Eh? Friend-In India, you can easily procure a bottle of concentrated acid with it. Me-So? Friend- Haven’t you heard of acid attacks? A way patriarchy confines women to a life of discrimination and marginalization. Spurned lovers and surprisingly even … [Read more...]
Let Loose The Apps of Justice to Protect the Women of India!
The new substitute for a pocket pepper-spray is an app. After sending people to the moon, and sending a message from India to Australia within a few seconds, technology has once again proved it’s better than men, quite literally. By the way, this app sends a message to your friends or family in case you don’t return home on time, or get lost somewhere (it’s called Kitestrings, … [Read more...]