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Environment

Just 500 Km's From Mumbai A Mystical Meteor Lake Awaits

Every time a long weekend rolls around, the people of Mumbai pack up and head to the same old stomping grounds in Lonavla, Panchgani or Alibaug. This year it’s time t...

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Alternative Entertainment

Grindmill Songs: Worlds Largest Archive Of Folk Songs

In the opening sequence of Gauri Shinde’s film English Vinglish, lyricist Swanand Kirkire’s opening verse in rustic Marathi is a breath of fresh air, given the ...

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Hollywood

Girls Was A Great Show About Failure

Failure is the bread and butter of HBO's Girls. Other TV programs about women and friendship— Broad City, Sex and the City, even Orange Is the New Black—tend to...

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TV

Afternoon Is The New Prime Time

Doordarshan has already been there and done that. In the mid-90s, the mandarins at Mandi House came up with an unprecedented move to create an Afternoon Prime Time, wherein...

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Human Rights

Alcohol Ban Succeeds As Women Warn, 'Behave Or We'll Get Tough'

India — Dozens of women brandishing brooms swooped down on a straw house in this village on a recent Saturday, sending the owner fleeing through a rice field as they ...

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Hollywood

13 Reasons Why: Does It Really Glamorise Suicide?

They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions – and for many, that seems to be the case with Selena Gomez’s new television series, 13 Reasons Why. Cri...

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Kaleidoscope

Whirlpool of History

Gurinder Chaddha’s latest film Viceroy’s House was inspired by the charming memoir by Pamela Hicks, daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten, covering her ...

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Sustainable Development

Tiny Silk Batteries Dissolve Within Weeks

A flexible battery made of gauzy silk films could power electronics and then melt away after a preset number of days (ACS Energy Lett. 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.7b00...

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Bollywood

Ramesh Sippy Steps In To Train TV's GenNext

Indian television has, for long, suffered from a shortage of writers who could pen down the 1,000 or so episodes that Hindi GEC dramas demand. Of course, efforts are being ...

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Food Delivery Robots Could Soon Be Dropping Off Your Pizza

Your late-night pizza binges and lazy Saturday morning bagel orders are about to get a futuristic upgrade. Your late-night pizza binges and lazy Saturday morning bagel orde...

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