The Hindu Lit for Life | Leeza Mangaldas on redefining sex education and breaking taboos with The Sex Book

The Hindu Lit for Life | Leeza Mangaldas on redefining sex education and breaking taboos with The Sex Book

Leeza Mangaldas  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Unfortunately, for most people, sex and sexuality are subjects that evoke emotions of shame especially in public settings. So, I love talking about sex publicly. I want everyone in the audience to hear a woman, especially an Indian, unmarried woman, talking with joy, enthusiasm, and knowledge about sex. […]

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The Hindu Lit for Life | Leeza Mangaldas on redefining sex education and breaking taboos with The Sex Book

The Hindu Lit for Life | Leeza Mangaldas on redefining sex education and breaking taboos with The Sex Book

Leeza Mangaldas  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Unfortunately, for most people, sex and sexuality are subjects that evoke emotions of shame especially in public settings. So, I love talking about sex publicly. I want everyone in the audience to hear a woman, especially an Indian, unmarried woman, talking with joy, enthusiasm, and knowledge about sex. […]

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The Hindu Lit For Life | Prajakta Koli gives a sneak peek into her first novel

The Hindu Lit For Life | Prajakta Koli gives a sneak peek into her first novel

I started out as a content creator in 2015. When I started, I had tunnel vision. I thought, main toh apne kamre main videos bana rahi hun; isse agey kya hi meri duniya hogi? (I am making videos in my room, what would my world be other than this?). I did not think I would have […]

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Learn to play traditional Indian games with Kreeda

Learn to play traditional Indian games with Kreeda

Vinita Sidhartha, the founder of Kreeda Games | Photo Credit: Special arrangement What do the games aadu puli attam, dhadi, and anju katta dhayam have in common? The philosophies that guide life itself. Vinita Sidhartha, the founder of Kreeda games, an organisation that has been reviving traditional games, is set to show participants how to […]

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The Hindu Litfest 2024: A sneak peek into Chennai’s literary carnival

The Hindu Litfest 2024: A sneak peek into Chennai’s literary carnival

Step into the enchanting world of words and ideas as The Hindu Litfest unveils its much-anticipated 2024 edition — a literary spectacle that transcends the boundaries of conventional book festivals. For nearly a decade, Chennai has been the epicentre of this literary whirlwind, with writers, novelists, artists, performers, and enthusiasts coming together to celebrate ideas […]

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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: Tarana Husain Khan, Rakesh Raghunathan speak about rescuing forgotten recipes

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: Tarana Husain Khan, Rakesh Raghunathan speak about rescuing forgotten recipes

Rakesh Raghunathan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Taste often drives memory; be it a fragrant chutney that reminds one of the mundane, or a spicy kebab that invokes celebration. This year, at The Hindu Lit Fest 2024, a panel titled A Taste of Memory: A Celebration of Food and Family, will bring writers and custodians […]

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The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: Tarana Husain Khan, Rakesh Raghunathan speak about rescuing forgotten recipes

The Hindu Lit Fest 2024: Tarana Husain Khan, Rakesh Raghunathan speak about rescuing forgotten recipes

Rakesh Raghunathan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Taste often drives memory; be it a fragrant chutney that reminds one of the mundane, or a spicy kebab that invokes celebration. This year, at The Hindu Lit Fest 2024, a panel titled A Taste of Memory: A Celebration of Food and Family, will bring writers and custodians […]

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Vidya Balan: scripting her way out of getting typecast in Bollywood

Vidya Balan: scripting her way out of getting typecast in Bollywood

Vidya Balan in a conversation with Faye D’Souza, in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: R. Ravindran From a traditional family background and being typecast in her early days in the industry, actress Vidya Balan has spent much of her career breaking the mould. In a conversation with journalist Faye D’Souza at a curated evening […]

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