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CULTURE EDITOR: Deepti Lamba
CULTURE EDITOR'S PICK
Marital Dangers, Blogging Etiquettes And The Vanishing Circus
CULTURE FEATURES:
•Harold Bergsma sheds light on Pakistani Drag Queens
• Desh re-discovers his ancestral roots when a Pakistani blogger visits him
• Suruchi moonlights at Skandagiri
• Mrs Anona discusses community service and activism in Devon Avenue
• Ideasmith discusses her experiences on the Mumbai trains
• Small squirrel makes a parting wish for India
- May 16, 2008
- What Goes Wrong With MLM Companies?
What goes wrong with MLM companies, which on paper offer a novel concept to make everyone rich...
- May 15, 2008
- The Dangers of Being a ManAt adolescence, boys are learning to drive, to drink, to try and get girls into bed. How about self-defense? Women are no less corruptible than their
- Patang Fever - For the Love Of KitesChildhood memories make us what we are.
- Hong Kong, The Perfect Shopping Destination
Rebelling against such a schedule was futile because you see; these women were on a mission. A mission to fill up their bags to the - “Oh Boy!” Man, woman, short. Tall, fat, skinny—what does it matter? Aren’t we all human?
- Fishing For Wishes: A Fish Who God Listens ToRed is still accepting wish-applications: Visa, Amex and MC accepted!
- The Dangers of Being a Man
- May 14, 2008
- Much Ado About the Moustache
The moustache is so much more than a line (or jungle) of hair. It's a style statement, an extremely sexual one at that! - Sixteen Flies on a RopeHarold Bergsma is the only surviving member of the National Geographic Society Ornithological Expedition to West Nepal in 1949-1950.
- Travel Report: Korba Street Festival - Heliopolis, CairoWhat I got to see, kind of reminded me a bit of the Kala Ghoda festival in Bombay, but just a little bit.
- May 13, 2008
- Putrid Pilgrimages in India
The provocatively titled blog “The Shit of the Saints is Still Reeking” talks of the 2007 mela in Allahabad. - Poetry: Not a majonooN e laila PoemIndebted for ever
- Weight A Minute! Although the West is criticized glorifying anorexic beauties, at least when I go to a party I don't get an immediate weight appraisal
- Graphic Novel Review: Osamu Tezuka's Buddha: Impressions
Osamu Tezuka's classic graphic novel series scores because of its timeless message. - Why Write?Funny how my dying doesn't cause me discomfort but the worthlessness of my passion to the world makes me depressed.
- May 12, 2008
- Movie Review: Bhoothnath & Desi Little Miss SunshinesFor Christ sakes- eight year old wearing torn leggings, skanky tube tops and minis is not okay whether in a kids movie or in adult
- Vedic Astrology Goes Global
"My colleague Anne is flying to Mumbai", said my friend from the UK. "She wants to have her horoscope read." - Fiction: Sensual RomanceSince the time of their engagement, they could not keep hands off each other – and 3 months was a long time.
- Movie Review: Bhoothnath & Desi Little Miss Sunshines
- May 11, 2008
- A Cat StoryI never realised how much I'd miss the cat element of my life until it was actually gone.
- A Cat Story
- May 10, 2008
- Cartoon: The Generation Gap
Happy Mother's Day! - The Elderly - Between The Devil and the Deep Sea Although the government has announced schemes like the Varishtha Mediclaim, the schemes often come with fine print riders .
- Photo Essay: Beautiful IndiaIt has been my long standing dream to travel all around India and capture its beauty permanently in pictures.
- Salman Rushdie and Freedom of Speech
The Stanford Daily report covers important parts of his talk but misses out on the ending. - The Astrologer, Pushan and Other Marriage TalesI pictured myself sitting behind some rusty iron desk, an inept, corrupt and arrogant Babu, in charge of the marriage registry.
- Travel Report: Naldhera - Abode of GodAn account of our holiday in the Shivaliks, and how I came face-to-face with a simple faith.
- May 9, 2008
- Movie Review: Wall Street
Wall Street is the familiar story of the seductive power of greed, and how its accompanying consequences play out in the minds and lives of - Rough Kitty LoveTheir bites are like little itchy needles that penetrate deep into the skin and the psyche.
- Why do Women Get More Tax Exemption Than Men?If you want equal rights, then shouldn't you be allowed to stand up for it and fight?
- The Phantom Phenomenon
For nearly three months, I did not see him boarding the train, and I did not attach much importance to it.
- May 8, 2008
- Organ Donation - Harvesting Spare PartsIn organ donation, the main taboos seem to be social and religious.
- Book Review: Superstar India By Shobhaa DeThe book is nothing more than a marketing stunt.
- The Mystic Spouse - Unpredictable, Tough and Happy
Everything is positive from an optimist's point of view.
- Organ Donation - Harvesting Spare Parts
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