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Saturday Feeling: Petanque, mallakambh and other games of skill and strength

New Delhi, Oct. 10 -- Just as we did in July, last weekend we saw crowds turning out on the streets-some to protest against alleged irregularities in Election Commission practices, others to demand sa... और पढ़ें


Saturday Feeling: Do you "really" love reading?

New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Mary Beard has been popping up on social media feeds this past week saying she "cannot bear the phrase 'I love reading'." She contextualises it to explain that such frivolous line... और पढ़ें


Saturday Feeling: Sweets and snacks we love

New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- When my niece first visited India once she could talk and walk, she discovered an entirely new family meal that wasn't known in America. "Is it snack time?" she'd enquire hopefu... और पढ़ें


Saturday Feeling: Why we choose to believe what's obviously fake

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- For a few months earlier this year, I was entirely entranced by the viral "dogs choose their humans" videos, the ones where a group of people sit in a large room, waiting for sh... और पढ़ें


Saturday Feeling: The unexpected joy and chaos of travelling the old-fashioned way

New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- I have to say I find the image we used on the cover of the print issue of Mint Lounge this week (cover below), rather amusing. Not so long ago, those "analogue" items were the e... और पढ़ें


Saturday Feeling: How climate change is endangering Indian crafts

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Traditional Indian methods of creating and making are often held up as an example of sustainable living, of circular practices, and of countering climate change. But we rarely th... और पढ़ें


Saturday Feeling: Gulzar's Mumbai and the poetry of cities

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- In this age of hybrid work and unbroken connectivity, we can live anywhere, work elsewhere, direct events in a third place, and take a course that's at the other end of the world... और पढ़ें


Saturday Feeling: Goa's got a game plan

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Late last year a friend took her pre-teen twin boys on a road trip to Goa, but their aim wasn't to see the beaches or the forts and churches. The boys are avid chess players and ... और पढ़ें


Saturday Feeling: For Gen Z, freedom is about living without fear

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- One of the first films I watched soon after I finished college and started work-living alone in a new city as a reporter and with friends to take up every free moment-was Dil Cha... और पढ़ें


Saturday Feeling: Why writers and filmmakers are sending their main characters to Pakistan

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- In the most recent of her popular Butterfly books, Between You, Me & the Four Walls, Moni Mohsin's Butterfly Khan observes, "Some Indians I've seen on Facebook are saying kay haw,... और पढ़ें