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By The Sea

Jennifer Egan’s 2011 novel, on her Pulitzer. Experimental in form, the book had thirteen chapters from different points of view a...

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Hollywood

Jessica Chastain on being a Spokesperson for Women in Film

An enormous talent onscreen, Jessica Chastain has become a fierce advocate for women’s rights offscreen as well. Whether on her personal Twitter account or...

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Sustainable Development

Good touch Bad touch – Teach children as early as Possible

A lot of people have opened up on social media about their sexual abuse experiences after Harvey Weinstein's scandal broke. While men and women continue to share their trau...

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Alternative Entertainment

The Love-Hate relationship between AC/DC and the Women who listen to Them

On hearing their songs, a conscientious feminist would surely stop listening to AC/DC and build a bonfire out of the band’s back catalogue. But, much as one feels bad...

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Thought Factory

Stop Killing Your Grandmother For The Nth Time!

A recent tweet by a web developer, Madalyn Parker about her CEO’s response to her email has sparked an important conversation about mental health. Parker, who suffers...

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Bollywood

Twinkle Khanna: Let's Talk Menstruation

Entrepreneur, producer and author Twinkle Khanna, who is producing a film titled "Padman", is campaigning to urge people to talk about menstruation. "No shame in menstruati...

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Health

Superpower Dreams: On How India Must Respond To A Low HDI Rank

India’s rank of 131 among 188 countries on the UNDP’s Human Development Index for 2015 and its ‘medium’ performance pose the uncomfortable question:...

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Kaleidoscope

The Stars Foretell

Lucinda Riley’s The Shadow Sister is like reading two novels in one--it’s a thick tome, and for fans of romance and history, an absorbing read. It is the third ...

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Gender

How Girls In Kerala Took Down An Illegal Liquor Store Near Their School

Every day the girls of Holy Angels School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, have to pass a roadside liquor store while going to and fro from classes. It left them feeling vuln...

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Bollywood

When Bollywood Spoke About AIDS Through Movies

In a country like India, where sex is considered a taboo, a discussion on a condition like AIDS makes people uncomfortable. Let’s just say that a person infected with...

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