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When you are on vacation without a moment to relax

When you are on vacation without a moment to relax

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‘In reality, vacations are anything but unoccupied.’ | Photo Credit: Illustrated by Allen Shaw My sister has been invited to a destination wedding in Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. The programme seemed eminently bucketlist-worthy. The hosts had planned excursions to see the famous waterfalls and go on safaris. Then much to her dismay, my sister realised […]

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Anti-influencers are challenging unrealistic beauty standards on social media

Anti-influencers are challenging unrealistic beauty standards on social media

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Bottomless scrolling on Instagram or TikTok for perfection also perpetuates unrealistic beauty standards | Photo Credit: Getty Images Social media has always taught people to erase all flaws. It is a landscape where beauty reigns supreme, and perfection seems just a filter away. However, this bottomless scrolling on Instagram or TikTok for perfection also perpetuates unrealistic […]

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Meet the team behind ‘Kannur Kafe’, the Malayalam sitcom that has gone viral

Meet the team behind ‘Kannur Kafe’, the Malayalam sitcom that has gone viral

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A still from one of the episodes in Kannur Kafe | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT As Mammootty-starrer Kannur Squad is in theatres, let us talk about another Kannur squad that has no relation to the movie. They are the people behind Kannur Kafe, a sitcom that has gone viral. Created by a group of artistes […]

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These Kerala grandmothers are making a splash on social media by stepping out of their comfort zones

These Kerala grandmothers are making a splash on social media by stepping out of their comfort zones

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There is no stopping these plucky women who prove age is just a number. With an active presence on social media, these grandmothers are making a mark in different fields with their talent, expertise and grace. The term for for grandparent-influencers is ‘grandfluencers’. If 87-year-old Devi Varma won a Kerala State Film award with her […]

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Three Indian virtual food communities launched during the pandemic

Three Indian virtual food communities launched during the pandemic

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Simple Recipes for Complicated Times Founded by Peter Griffin Where: Facebook When: March 2020 As early restrictions of the pandemic were being put in place in 2020, writer and journalist Peter Griffin says many people like him “who had never had to cook, were suddenly having to fend for themselves”. When he found himself asking […]

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“I remembered my own edge and revelled in it”: Bollywood’s ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ girl Zeenat Aman on playing the muse for jewellery brand Misho

“I remembered my own edge and revelled in it”: Bollywood’s ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ girl Zeenat Aman on playing the muse for jewellery brand Misho

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Veteran actor Zeenat Aman, who joined Instagram nearly two months ago, has quickly become a social media darling — not just among followers nostalgic for her iconic body of work from the ’70s and ’80s, but also those who have been floored by her refreshing honesty on an otherwise highly filtered app. Zeenat’s social media […]

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Getting justice here will be bigger than winning an Asiad medal: Bajrang Punia

Getting justice here will be bigger than winning an Asiad medal: Bajrang Punia

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Bajrang Punia with his wife Sangeeta Phogat at the protest site against the president of Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday morning, April 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR With time running out to get back to training and qualifying for the upcoming […]

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Satire | Word of the Year (part 1): forget ‘goblin mode’ and ‘gaslighting’, here’s some inspiration to make your own list

Satire | Word of the Year (part 1): forget ‘goblin mode’ and ‘gaslighting’, here’s some inspiration to make your own list

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‘I don’t care because I am in gobbling mode.’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images It’s true that only dictionaries typically come out with ‘Word of the Year’. But that makes no sense. Milan Kundera, in  The Unbearable Lightness of Being — a novel that ruined an entire generation of literature students by propelling them into ill-advised […]

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Satire | Word of the Year (part 1): forget ‘goblin mode’ and ‘gaslighting’, here’s some inspiration to make your own list

Satire | Forget goblin mode and gaslighting here’s some inspiration to make your own ‘words of the year’ list

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‘I don’t care because I am in gobbling mode.’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images It’s true that only dictionaries typically come out with ‘Word of the Year’. But that makes no sense. Milan Kundera, in  The Unbearable Lightness of Being — a novel that ruined an entire generation of literature students by propelling them into ill-advised […]

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