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12-Jul-2019 | Manavi Kapur
From Parliament to social media, Rahat Indori's poetry appeals to all
While Bollywood satisfied his financial needs - and he is quick to clarify that it was not greed - Indore always had his heart
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14-Jun-2019 | Manavi Kapur
How a Delhi cafe is trying to change how the city views minority ghettos
K-Cafe can host up to 50 people and regularly conducts workshops and talks
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07-Jun-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Why it's crucial that you choose the right mental health practitioner
Even if you were to find a therapist's details on the internet, how do you know you can trust this person to help you responsibly?
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17-May-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Can town planners save Delhi's historic legacy amid frenzied redevelopment?
As the city is 'redeveloped', it is also changing beyond recognition
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10-May-2019 | Manavi Kapur
The man who accompanied Shastri to Tashkent debunks 'The Tashkent Files'
Former ambassador Moni Chadha was with Lal Bahadur Shastri in Tashkent. He counters colourful conspiracy theories with sobering facts
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03-May-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Row over 'rape girls for wearing short dresses' video rages on social media
While there was unquestionable courage in the fact that Gupta confronted her tormentor, the exchange also revealed curiously misogynistic views while upholding more obvious feminist values
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26-Apr-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Designers, brands are fixated on Chikankari, the hottest trend this summer
Chikankari is widely believed to have been introduced by Persian craftspeople who came to India looking for patronage and found it in Mughal empress Noor Jahan's court
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19-Apr-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Flew too high? Jet's Goyal through the eyes of those who worked with him
In his trademark one-liner style, Naresh Goyal would often tell dissenting managers that theirs 'was not a Catholic marriage'
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19-Apr-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Brunch with BS: How Viney Singh plans to keep Fabindia's legacy going
With a reach wider than almost any handloom and handicraft brand - 293 stores across 105 Indian cities and 14 international stores - Fabindia has a network like none other
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12-Apr-2019 | Manavi Kapur
The Tashkent Files review: Bit of truth mixed with lies, presented as fact
Filmed shoddily, written carelessly and fit not even for the daytime soap opera slot, this film is a product of a dangerous trend
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05-Apr-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Raw Mango's new store, a perfect confection of refined design sensibilities
Each corner of the interiors has been designed and laboured over by Garg and his team. It took nearly a year to put every little detail together
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05-Apr-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Open-talent 'gig' economy on the rise, but is freelancing future of work?
Gigs represent a culture, a work ethic and even the kind of projects a freelancer undertakes
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22-Mar-2019 | Manavi Kapur
108 economists and social scientists question govt's motives in open letter
An intellectual battle is being fought through these letters, largely on social media
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01-Mar-2019 | Manavi Kapur
'Kumbha' book review: An overly simple explainer of mega event in Prayagraj
This year's Kumbh, for instance, is significant on various levels, the first being the focus on sanitation and cleanliness
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15-Feb-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Movie review: Zoya Akhtar's 'Gully Boy' is truly a film of our times
The film 'Gully Boy' employs nuanced storytelling that makes even the most ordinary subplots shine
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15-Feb-2019 | Manavi Kapur
The Chennai Photo Biennale is back after two years with an edgy theme
Chennai has long been associated with a vibrant Carnatic music katcheri scene, as also with historical performing arts such as Bharatanatyam
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04-Feb-2019 | Manavi Kapur
'Like Indira': At Kumbh, Priyanka trumps her brother, but not Modi
Saurabh Tiwari, a contractor for the mela, says he will certainly not vote for the BJP this time
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01-Feb-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Kumbh's Laxmi: How transgender activist came to head famed Kinnar Akhara
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, head of the Kinnar Akhara at the Kumbh, practises her religion without shedding her flamboyance
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01-Feb-2019 | Manavi Kapur
A victim's comeback
Ms Murad's prose describes atrocities that have now become part of the refugee-crisis discourse
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22-Jan-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Sounding the election bugle, gently, at the NRI gathering in Varanasi
Continuing the same theme of the 'Indian-ness' of NRIs in Mauritius, Adityanath spoke of how Mauritians are preserving the Ramayana and the Shiva temples there
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22-Jan-2019 | Manavi Kapur
A world of opinion: Indian diaspora's opinions about Narendra Modi varied
The mood in Varanasi was pro-Modi but a certain ambivalence has crept in
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18-Jan-2019 | Manavi Kapur
From hipster festivals to chic cafes, how Jaipur became India's 'it' city
Hipster festivals, contemporary art spaces, chic boutiques and cafes have aided Jaipur's transformation
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11-Jan-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Why polycystic ovarian syndrome remains a painful mystery after 100 years
Nearly a century after it was first diagnosed, polycystic ovarian syndrome continues to be a painful mystery. Questions abound, but some answers are available today
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11-Jan-2019 | Manavi Kapur
Uri: An engaging war film, if you ignore its political and social contexts
Between The Accidental Prime Minister and Uri, we now have lookalikes of the entire political class who might just come in handy during the upcoming general election
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21-Dec-2018 | Manavi Kapur
Kumbh Mela 2019: How a Rs 40-bn plan for 120 mn pilgrims was implemented
All stakeholders - the government, religious organisations, local businesses - in Prayagraj are expecting the upcoming fair to be bigger than ever
