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Sudha G Tilak
Two new laughter TV channels are doing well in Tamil Nadu. Similar fare awaits Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam viewers. Comedy is serious business in the south
It’s Only Words
Waiters, drivers and watchmen in Mumbai are all writing Hindi film scripts. And they are waiting for that call that will change their lives forever. The one that never comes
For a Holiday from Men
Many Indian women nurse a desire to travel alone, without boyfriends, husbands or fathers ‘guarding’ them. But why is that so hard?
Drinking the World
Foreign brews are filling up our cellars, uncorking a new drinking culture and giving the industry a peg up
Something Fishy
Tandoori pomfret, tuna sushi, bhapa ilish and sardine sandwiches. Meal time may never be the same with all these species vanishing
The World according to Children
Life, love, India, world, violence, politics, ice-cream: what’s on their minds
Hot Steppers
More people in Indian cities are learning erotic moves like belly dancing and lap dancing, apart from eternal favourites like Salsa and Tango. But why?
Image Bombing
Our visual reality is shaped by 50 odd celebs. We see them day and night. Shouldn’t our world be more than the sum total of these done-to-death faces?
In Pursuit of the Perfect Blouse
Indian women wait for many years to find The One. The One who fully understands a blouse
Brotherhood of Urchins
On the streets, boys survive on a powerful code of absolute friendship. They become one, a swarm, a super organism that sometimes gapes through your car window
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