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Against a FIFA backdrop, a look at football and feminism through maternal legacies

India, July 19 -- The real reason behind Argentina winning the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals is actually crazier than the wildest speculations football - not to be called soccer at least in former B... Read More


Football and feminism, through maternal legacies

India, July 19 -- The real reason behind Argentina winning the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-finals is actually crazier than the wildest speculations football - not to be called soccer at least in former B... Read More


If only Afghan women were men, we'd care more

India, June 28 -- In an essay written years ago, I rhetorically claimed that certain illnesses do not get enough resources because they are gender-specific - women dying or ailing, because of endometr... Read More


The fatal sadness of Marjane Satrapi

India, June 6 -- 'When people are fighting for democracy, we should support them.' Marjane Satrapi wrote in a letter to the French government in January 2025, barely six months before Israel bombed he... Read More


It's the summer break, but can we really afford to travel?

India, May 31 -- It's that time of the year. Airfares compete with mercury in soaring higher and higher. I end up spending my summers, year after year, checking flights and hotels from my bed, paralys... Read More


The joy of sadness in children's stories

India, May 23 -- Bernadette's daughter asks her not to come to her school theatre performance because she wouldn't be able to handle its heightened emotions. My husband and I looked at each other imme... Read More


Red carpets, fashion, and the theory of everything

India, May 17 -- Can fashion give us the theory of everything? (Stop reading if you happen to be a fashion denier. Or maybe swallow your pride and go on!) The answer is a resounding, enthusiastic yes.... Read More


Instant gratification and its portents

India, May 10 -- "I like the idea of being proved right, I'm not necessarily curious about the subject," my teenager, currently in the throes of her final exams, said about mathematics, a subject she ... Read More


An unbothered minstrel called Diljit Dosanjh

India, May 2 -- Whether Kangana Ranaut remembers him all the time is moot; Diljit Dosanjh is slowly inching towards the portal of the unforgettable in the global culture scene. From chartbuster albums... Read More