Monthly Archives: February 2018
It wasn't long ago that society began to realize the entrenched patriarchal narratives within the entertainment business in India, thanks to the growing awareness of the global 3rd wave feminist movement and that led to a lot of corrective measures, where Hindi actors essentially started doing politically correct movies.
Yes, I'm going to call their bullshit out in this article.
I'm...
With the announcement of this year’s Budget, it is pretty clear that the BJP government’s focus is on improving the conditions of Indian farmers and relieving them of their problems.
But what about the farmers who have already killed themselves owing to the amount of debt on their shoulders?
What about the victims of the farmer suicides?
India remains to be an...
While Priyanka Chopra has still not been able to get out of the Nirav Modi controversy, seeking legal opinion to cancel her deal, she has invited yet another hassle, again for being a brand ambassador.
Seems like controversies spurring from the eastern state are not leaving the Mary Kom actress very easily.
Last year she was under scrutiny for being silent...
There's no relationship that is void of problems, no matter how strong. Whether you're engaged or married, there will always be times when you disagree.
During such times, how you handle the problem is actually more important than what led to the problem.
Failure to properly contain your anger or frustration can make you take rash decisions that can damage your...
By Tanya Sharma
Delhi University made a dynamic move in 2014 when it decided to include a third gender in its admission forms, thereby providing a sense of inclusiveness to transgender people of the society. It was indeed a ray of hope and government support for transgender people who have been denied admissions in some prestigious educational institutions was much...
By Bishakha Jajodia
Luxury brand Louis Vuitton's (LVMH) co-owned private equity fund, L Catterton wishes to invest $500 million in Baba Ramdev's Patanjali, one of India's biggest FMCG company with a range of Ayurveda-based products.
To this offer, Patanjali CEO Acharya Balkrishna reacted by saying, "We won't accept any money in equity or shares but when the country is using foreign...
Recently B-town’s favourite and country’s top fashion designer Sabyasachi received a lot of flak for his ‘shame on you’ comment he made at the Harvard India Conference criticising young women for their inability to drape a saree.
Because you’ve to wear the god damn saree to be a true Indian.
The Controversial Comment
At the Harvard India Conference, Sabyasachi had said, "I think,...
The much photogenic Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on a state visit to India. He along with his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, and three children were received at the Palam air force station in New Delhi by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of State for Agriculture, unlike the visit of other state heads who were personally received by Prime Minister...
"Beta, have minimum of 75% attendance in college, otherwise you will be detained and will have to repeat the entire year"
This naked threat that hung like the sword of Damocles over my head each day in college gave me sleepless nights, anxiety and a rising disdain for my chosen field: engineering.
Heil Attendance!
I love to participate in extracurricular activities, but...
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The Commerce Society, KMC will be hosting its annual fest Appulse18 on 20th and 21st February.
Appulse is a two-day fest which witnesses a footfall of over 8000 students from all colleges across Delhi University along with IP University who participate in various engaging competitions. The event is the perfect platform for individuals possessing talents and intellect in a wide range...
Winter Olympics 2018 is underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea and the one sport which has caught the attention of the media and viewers because of its unique nature is curling.
Famously known as the “chess on ice”, curling is a sport which deserves the spotlight not because it is an official sport being played at the Winter Olympics but because...
Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad, in a press conference, took strong offence at Congress' remark of Chota Modi, a euphemism aimed at linking Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the diamond tycoon Nirav Modi who has been accused of a multi-crore scam.
The scam known as #PNBScam surfaced mid-February where Nirav Modi and members of his family allegedly cheated Punjab National Bank...
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Every entrepreneur needs to start somewhere. It helps if you have access to scintillating minds who have the nous for the right ideas and a clear idea of a source of capital. That is what the E-Summit 2018 organised by the Entrepreneurship Cell at Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University strives to achieve.
It is a confluence of entrepreneurial minds...
The new channel Star Bharat recently started with the reality show on Baba Ramdev promising to bring back the 'culture' missing from TV by showing ‘true’ Bharat.
The channel’s slogan is- ‘Bhulade Darr, Kuch Alag Kar’ essentially meaning- forget your fears and do something different. Till now, they have a show where a man has 5 wives, a show about...
The finale of nine-seasoned How I Met Your Mother was aired in 2014 and at the time it was critiqued as the worst ending season of a TV series. The Guardian called it the "latest show to fail in the search for a perfect ending."
It was in 2014 only when I decided to watch and then binge watch the...
Atul Khatri has been many things, and being a hilarious comedian who is cool enough to give anyone #DadGoals is one of them. So, we got a chance to speak to Mr. Khatri in this exclusive edition of Friendly Fridays and got some really cool insight about his life.
So without further ado, we give you the un-cut and exclusive...
Aadhaar is slowly but swiftly becoming one of the most important documents for Indian residents. The government has made it mandatory to link Aadhaar with a number of financial instruments to improve its targeted subsidy delivery system under DBT.
After a ruling passed by the Supreme Court, the government has also made it mandatory for all to re-verify their mobile...
Nirav Modi is a name that many of us have been seeing on humongous hoardings all around Delhi and for some even outside of India.
I remember how I was surprised when I saw one such hoarding in New York and now with the fraud allegations from PNB for about 1.8 billion dollars or Rs. 11,400 crores, he is definitely...
By Khushi Poddar
“Bangalore based fintech start up Finomena shuts its shop after it fails to raise series-A funding.”
This is the recital of just one of the 11 major startup shutdowns that happened in 2017. Despite India’s entrepreneurial strength, 90% of Indian start-ups fail within five years of its inception. Reasons, one may ask?
The start-up India campaign initiated by the Indian...
When it comes to art in India, either we know the historic pieces created centuries ago like the Ajanta Ellora caves, or we know about controversial artists like M F Husain, who came into the limelight due to his nudist paintings, getting in trouble with religious organizations and using Bollywood heroines as muses.
However, apart from that, the general public...
When it comes to public speaking, our politicians should never be approached, seeing the long list of flubs and mistakes they have made while giving statements.
And most often than not, it is when talking about women and their issues that their foot seems to find its way to their mouth.
Whether it be blaming ‘chowmein’ for rape, justifying rape as...
The Jetsons has been a show that many 90s kids will recall with fondness. The entire concept of a family living in the future complete with gadgets and full-sized robots and flying cars was something that endlessly fascinated not just the kids but the adults too.
The show created an ideal utopian future where technology had reached a place that...
The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled a rabbit out of the hat at the trade deadline of the NBA as they followed the "in with the old, out with the new" policy, quite methodically.
4 major players were traded from their roster including new boy Isaiah Thomas and the Cavs signed some fresh faces to inject some athleticism and defensive quality in...
Remember your math teacher’s favourite punishment wherein you had to pull your ears and squat on the floor? Well, guess what! They found a scientific reason validating it. (Yay)
Using your hands to pinch opposite earlobes while alternating between squatting and standing up has now been declared as a mental energizer named Super Brain Yoga that unlocks your brain’s true...
By Gunjan Pandey
For many, IPL may be “Indian Premier League”, but I always call it “Itna pyara ladka”.
10 years ago, cricket married entertainment and guess who their offspring was. None other than IPL! It seems cricket was accidentally discovered in England. It should have originated in India instead.
IPL may the best possible manifestation of a cocktail of cricket and...
