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Nakuul & Jankee Mehta On Parenting, Partnership And The Indian Parent Pod Journey
In an era of perfectly curated social media feeds and prescriptive parenting guides, actor Nakuul Mehta and musician Jankee Mehta are choosing a radically different path: raw honesty. Following the birth of their children, Sufi and Rumi, the couple launched The Indian Parent Pod (TIPP) to shatter the illusion of the “perfect parent” and foster a community…
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British Pop Star HRVY Opens Up About New EP ‘Bliss’: ‘Don’t Let Fear Stop You From Living In The Moment’
Harvey Leigh Cantwell, aka HRVY, is the guy of every teenage girl’s dream. With sky blue eyes and a blonde hairdo, the 27-year-old lad is a fountain of talent. HRVY is like your boy next door, casual and down to earth. His first ever live performance at Mumbai’s Hard Rock Cafe in 2018 was sold…
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Harsh Mander: The destruction of Muslim livelihoods by state laws and policies in India
The systematic annihilation of Muslim livelihoods has been a central marker of the Modi years. This has been caused in part by the frequently violent activism of non-government formations fraternal to the Bharatiya Janata Government and affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. What is sometimes missed is the central role in all of this of…
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‘A window for seeing, a window for hearing’: On translating Dalit writer Chandu Maheria’s memoir
One of my favourite poems of all time is “To a Crow” from Arun Kolatkar’s Kala Ghoda Poems (2004), where the humble bird ponders over a roadside twig, wondering if it’ll be a perfect fit for the nest it is building. The bird’s dilemma represents all creative processes, but it also stands in for the…
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The Supreme Court’s right-to-walk judgment should change how Indian cities build roads
The Supreme Court’s recognition on June 19 of the right to walk safely as part of the right to life has implications that extend well beyond pedestrian safety. It raises a broader question about what Indian cities choose to build and what they continue to neglect. Walking remains the most common mode of transport in…
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Authoritarian or democratic – which countries fare better at the football world cup?
It is often said – by FIFA President Gianni Infantino and many others – that soccer is the “most democratic sport.” That sentiment is based in large part on the sport’s global appeal and long history of popularity across class and racial lines. But whether that axiom applies to the quadrennial World Cup tournament is…