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The Ex-files: People like us and Kangana Ranaut and two dudes who are so last season
May 10, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Lots of women have Exes. Some have more than others, and some wish we had more than others. Some Exes remain friends, but some remind you of things you would rather forget and so you…
May 10, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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If you got it flaunt it: Clothes may maketh the man but women have a lot more going for them
April 26, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
It irritates me that no matter what a woman achieves the only thing we want to know is what she was wearing while she achieved it. A few months ago 65-year-old Jenny Beavan won an…
April 26, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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Parent approved Tinder: Once upon a time there used to be marriage bureaus
April 12, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
Being an Indian woman means that you will have to marry or make yourself utterly miserable over the prospect of that not happening. I learnt this in college. I went to an all-women’s institution where…
April 12, 2016, 2:00 AM IST
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The Man as the wife
March 29, 2016, 5:21 AM IST
Life in a metro: In real life the ‘Ki and Ka’ couple would get divorced I have not seen ‘Ki and Ka’ but i am aware of the general idea: house-husband (isn’t it home-maker now?)…
March 29, 2016, 5:21 AM IST
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Family planning
March 15, 2016, 7:50 AM IST
Amitabh Bachchan may be a super hero but there is only so much he can do I love me some Amitabh Bachchan. There is no denying his talent, his appeal or his wig. Okay, with…
March 15, 2016, 7:50 AM IST
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Spotlight on sex: A big week for gay love at the movies
March 1, 2016, 1:35 AM IST
This week there are three films i want to watch: ‘Aligarh’, ‘Carol’ and ‘Spotlight’. The first two explore loving, consensual adult relationships that happen to be of the same-sex variety. ‘Spotlight’ however is different; it…
March 1, 2016, 1:35 AM IST
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Funny ladies: Why aren’t they rushing to open comedy nights
February 16, 2016, 2:12 AM IST
As a comedian who happens to be female I get asked why it is that we don’t see more women comedians in India. Comedy is booming (what with every second bar owner in town wanting…
February 16, 2016, 2:12 AM IST
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Temple trouble: A throwback to the crazies who got upset when they discovered the earth wasn’t flat
February 2, 2016, 1:51 AM IST
Since its very inception organised religion has systematically discriminated against women. A chick can’t become Pope, a Shankaracharya or an Imam, and look – even the Dalai Lama is a brother. And never mind the…
February 2, 2016, 1:51 AM IST
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Arrest of a joker
January 19, 2016, 12:04 AM IST
Wow, Haryana must be really proud of its police There is only one reason a comedian should be arrested: for appropriating another comedian’s jokes. And maybe for trying to drug women before having sex with…
January 19, 2016, 12:04 AM IST
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The night demands notice
January 5, 2016, 12:37 AM IST
Shout out if your NYE party was better than the rest (Written on January 1) So it’s the New Year and i have already broken two of my three resolutions. For one thing i forgot…
January 5, 2016, 12:37 AM IST
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Almost famous
December 8, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
Walking the red carpet with Robert Redford and Helen Mirren and then waking up Last week in New York City I had my first, and possibly last, brush with fame. My friend Nadia and I…
December 8, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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The deepest cut: In a Bond movie the kissing scene is practically a plot point
November 24, 2015, 12:03 AM IST
There is a conspiracy brewing in our country, a conspiracy against all things cool. And at the helm is our censor board chieftain Pahlaj Nihalani whose latest stunt involves my favourite action hero of all…
November 24, 2015, 12:03 AM IST
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How to spot Liberals
November 10, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
We will not demand you go to Pakistan because we are all going to America Last week Chetan Bhagat catalogued the many ways to spot a Liberal. One of his points was, “You (as in…
November 10, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Divide dance and rule: Netas ban bar dancers but the rest of us women dance on in bars
October 27, 2015, 12:01 AM IST
Maharashtra’s Moral Muppets are out in full force. Instead of bringing sexy back, Mr Fadnavis and his government are bringing my neck spasm back, and this time around they want to ban dance bars to…
October 27, 2015, 12:01 AM IST
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Paunch won’t launch: When your fitness goal is to look good naked, forever
October 13, 2015, 12:01 AM IST
In the film American Beauty, Kevin Spacey’s character tells his new neighbours that his fitness goal is to look good naked. Here are a list of people who fight the hardest for that privilege. The…
October 13, 2015, 12:01 AM IST
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Thank God it’s Tuesday
September 29, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Gurgaon is no dream city for car haters but it’s at least got a car-free day now My part-time home city of Gurgaon has just made me very happy by declaring Tuesdays a car-free day,…
September 29, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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Peter Mukerjea is either the cleverest or most irritatingly in-love human being on earth
September 15, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
I am very annoyed that nobody has asked me to comment on the Sheena Bora murder and i can’t understand why. If you switched on any of our news panel shows you would see a…
September 15, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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It’s not Viagra
September 1, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
Sure, but it’s still going to be my second most favourite pill Unless you have been living under a rock you know that Mulayam Singh Yadav thinks gang rape is impractical and that a pharmaceutical…
September 1, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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Virginity is overrated
August 18, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
It doesn’t make you a bad person but it doesn’t make you a hero either Dear Indian Parents, I know that the last person you want to hear from is a non-parent. And I would…
August 18, 2015, 12:04 AM IST
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Chaalu chapattis
August 4, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
Indian women know all about proxy accounts and how to clear our porn history If young Indian boys are worried about losing internet porn they have nothing on middle-aged women. According to the Economic Times…
August 4, 2015, 12:00 AM IST
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