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Horoscope Over Hardwork: Why India Is Still Waiting for the World Cup

When news broke that the AIFF spent about ₹16 lakh to hire a Delhi-NCR-based astrological firm, officially designated to “motivate” the national men’s football team it  became a national talking point. India has one of the world’s largest youth populations and one of football’s biggest television audiences. During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, an Ipsos survey […]

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The Law Left the Door Ajar, and Called It Pride

June is recognised as Pride Month, which means, every year in June, India’s metropolitan cities boom with vibrant rainbows, solidarity, and performative allyship with the LGBTQ+ communities, while the discrimination of the other eleven months goes silently unaddressed. As the privileged metro elites wave their flags, a trans woman from a tier-2 city is denied […]

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Beyond the Hero’s Shadow: Do Women Still Have Agency in Indian Cinema?

When the first look of Buchi Babu Sana’s Peddi (2026) was released, much of the conversation revolved around its scale, star power, and the anticipation surrounding Ram Charan’s transformation.  Amid all of this, Janhvi Kapoor’s role appeared to occupy a familiar space within the narrative. Remember Param Sundari (2025)  and Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari […]

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Current Affairs

The Kirpan Murder Case: When One Crime Becomes a Community’s Burden

In May 2026, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa was convicted of murdering Henry Nowak, an 18year old university student, following an altercation in Southampton, England. During thetrial, Digwa claimed he had acted in self-defence after being racially abused and attacked.The jury rejected that account and found him guilty of murder. Yet the case did not end withthe […]

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Current Affairs

The Carry-Men of India: The Gig Economy’s Newest Symptom

Indian’s love to shop. On any given day, at any given market, you’ll find countless Indians mulling about, browsing, and bargaining for the best price. Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar is just one such place. It is an open hawker market for the most part, meaning shoppers usually have to brave the heat, the often uneven and […]

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the Death of Art

When I walked into the theatre to watch The Devil Wears Prada 2, I expected a nostalgic return to the early 2000s, with a romantic New York backdrop and perfect skylines. Instead, I found myself leaving the theatre with a gnawing uncertainty: Is art redundant in today’s age? This film has done a great job […]

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Featured This Week

Certified Chapri: The Privilege of Niche

The masses are not excluded by accident; they are excluded by design. Every aspect of our lives has been affected by social media, right from political campaigns to celebrity endorsements; we have seen it all. May it be the meme wars between rival parties in India, Zohran Mamdani recreating famous Hindi dialogues with the signature […]

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