Dear Bollywood, When Did Obsessive Stalking Become Flattering And Respectable?
Have you had a chance to check out the much anticipated sequel to Tanu Weds Manu? Creatively titled Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (TWMR), the movie has an … Read more
Tanu Weds Manu Returns: Sequel’s Got Swagger…& Problems With Its Second Half
When Tanu Weds Manu released in 2011, it was as refreshing as switching sips of champagne for shots of desi liquor. The story of the … Read more
Dirty Diana Doing Yoga: A Chat Inspired By Janelle Monae’s “Yoga”
Dhaaruni: The way I describe mainstream yoga is “passive aggressively inclusive”: it’s ostensibly all about inclusion and peace and love, but in reality, if I … Read more
An Open Letter To Vijay Chokalingam
Bhaiya, this letter is a little late, but its contents have been on my mind for a while. Much like you, I’m a child of … Read more
A Case Of Willful Blindness? POTUS’ Endorsement of Modi Ignores Human Rights Violations
This month Time magazine released its annual “TIME 100” list of the year’s most influential people and included Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After all, he … Read more
In Search Of The Unknown: Secular Sanyasi
In 1807, William Thackeray concluded in his Report on Canara, Malabar and ceded districts that “In India, the haughty spirit, independence and deep thought which … Read more
Feminist Bollywood Movies For When You Want the Masala, But Not The Misogyny
Enjoying Bollywood movies can be hard to do if you’re a feminist. The most popular of Bollywood films tend to feature “item songs” and redundant … Read more
Amma & Appa on Marriage and the Union of Two Families
Jayakrishnan (“Jay”) Subramanian’s parents would have been thrilled if their son had decided to carry on the tradition of an arranged marriage with a suitable … Read more
#MyChoice, Storytelling, And #OurOpinions
Deepika talks about #MyChoice and the stream of opinionated op-eds, articles, Facebook statuses, angry YouTube comments and comment wars begins. Everyone’s out to prove their … Read more
Bollywood Misogyny: Ishq Vishk, #MyChoice, & Then Some
My Bollywood nostalgia knows no bounds, so I recently reached back into the vault for Shahid Kapoor’s debut film Ishq Vishk. When I started re-watching this 2003 … Read more
