Dowry' is the most hated word in this part of the world

“You are entering a dowry-free area,” a board greets you as you enter this town. Not a single dowry related case has been reported in Nilambur in many years. Th...

At 240 million, India has a third of child marriages in the world

A recent United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) report said 720 million women around the world, alive today, were married before 18 years compared to 156 million men...

Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi!

Anita, my live in maid has taken a shine to Zindagi. Though the language is a bit of a challenge, as she hails from interior Maharashtra.? One Saturday night, when I got ho...

True Review: Ek Villian

Critics Rating:2.5 Stars*

Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Kamaal Rashid Khan, Shaad Randhawa, Aamna Sharif, RemoFernandes,
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Same-gotra marriages give birth to 'hijras': Khap leader

Hijras (eunuchs) are born when couples from the same gotra get married. This shocking statement came from some angry khap leaders when a scientist tried to tell them that g...

Shaadi Ke Side Effects

Director: Saket Chaudhary

Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Vidya Balan

Rating: 2.5 stars

The irreverent Farha...

Address: Under The Kemps Corner Flyover

Nobody could remember when this family moved in. One of the parking spaces under the Kemps Corner flyover, housed an electrical switch box, and was too small for a car to p...

Happily Ever After…?

A telegram announced her arrival into this world. Just three words, but how they changed our lives. I had to wait six months to see her. When my eyes fell upon her sleeping...

The Masque of Life

Lalitha Lajmi’s latest collection “Masque of Life” is inspired by her belief in the statement “Life is a stage”. Coming from a family of filmm...