Culture
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A Reddit Thread Discussed How The Misogynistic Characters In 90s Bollywood Movies Encouraged Rape Culture. These Truth Bombs Will Ruin Your Favourite Movies
Anjali Agarwal | August 6, 2020It's where nostalgia and reality collided.
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A Study Judging The Attractiveness Of Women Suffering From Rectovaginal Endometriosis Was Finally Taken Down After Backlash. It Took The Researchers 7 Years To Realise It Was Utter Nonsense.
Anjali Agarwal | August 6, 2020What TF were they thinking?
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#Voices: Google Images Show School Boys As Innocent Children But School Girl As An Adult Woman In A Sleazy Uniforms. This Hypersexualises Young Girls And It’s Disgusting.
Anjali Agarwal | August 6, 2020It seriously needs to stop!
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Amidst Nepotism Backlash Against ‘Gunjan Saxena’, Janhvi Kapoor Refuses To Be Apologetic About Her Work. She’s right.
Jinal Bhatt | August 6, 2020Can we wait until after we've watched the movie to pass judgement?
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#Culture: Dolphin Skin Is The Newest Trend That’s Making Waves In The Beauty Circuit. Here’s How You Can Achieve It.
Anjali Agarwal | August 6, 2020The summer skin trend we've been waiting for!
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As Maharashtra Gets Ready To Implement Foster Care Scheme, 40 Orphans To Get Families. But Will This System Work Within Indian Society?
Jinal Bhatt | August 5, 2020Orphan children could finally have a safe home!
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#Voices: Kareena Kapoor Talks About Nepotism, Says She Wouldn’t Have Survived This Long If She Hadn’t Worked Hard. We’re Not Sure She Gets It
Anjali Agarwal | August 5, 2020She totally missed the point of the debate!
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#Voices: Vidya Balan Starrer ‘Shakuntala Devi’ Highlights How We Rarely See Our Mothers As Women With Their Own Hopes, Dreams And Imperfections
Jinal Bhatt | August 5, 2020Women first, mothers later.
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#Culture: These Taiwanese Grandparents Became Fashion Influencers By Posing In Abandoned Clothes In Their Laundry Shop. They Are Fashion (And Couple) Goals!
Anjali Agarwal | August 5, 2020The only fashion influencers I am following from now on!
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#Voices: 22.5 Lakh Women In Haryana To Get Free Sanitary Napkins For A Year. Accessibility Is The First Step Towards Empowerment
Jinal Bhatt | August 4, 2020Can proper sex education be next?
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#Culture: I’m Genuinely Concerned About What Happens to Lipstick, The Most Beloved Makeup Product, In A Post-COVID-19 World
Jinal Bhatt | July 31, 2020“It’s not what I wear underneath my mask but how I feel about it that defines me.”
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#Trending: Desis Slammed K-Pop Singer For Culture Appropriation After She Posted A Video Of Her Dancing to A Punjabi Song. It Was Wrong But She Apologised
Anjali Agarwal | July 31, 2020Cultural ignorance is not a bliss.
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#Culture: 5 Fashion Trends That Gathered Momentum In the Pandemic And Are Likely To Stick Around Post-Covid.
Anjali Agarwal | July 31, 2020You'll see them everywhere
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#Culture: Woman Builds A Board Game That Lets South Asian Women Dodge ‘Rishta Aunties’ To Avoid Arranged Marriage!
Jinal Bhatt | July 31, 2020Is this a 'How To Dodge The Sima Aunties' Guide?
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‘Raat Akeli Hai’ Lacks Thrill, But Is Still A Good Mystery And A Commentary On How Patriarchy Breeds Toxic Femininity
Jinal Bhatt | July 31, 2020It's not always black and white
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#Voices: Violence Against Women Increased In Red Zones, According To A Study. So Hitting Women Is A Way To Vent?
Anjali Agarwal | July 31, 2020The "shadow pandemic" is even worse
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#Culture: This Indian–American Youtuber Is Redefining Beauty Standards With Her Inclusive Beauty Brand. We Love This!
Anjali Agarwal | July 31, 2020She’s Doing It With Just One Bestselling Product!
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#Culture: This Fashion Brand Called Out Mahhi Vij For Not Returning Clothes She Had Borrowed. Why Is This A Persistent Problem In Fashion Industry?
Anjali Agarwal | July 31, 2020The truth behind pulling fashion clothes
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Throwback Thursday: Dear Jaanam Samjha Karo, Women Can’t Spoonfeed Sanskaars To Womanisers. Please DIY
Akanksha Narang | July 30, 2020It's not our job
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#Culture: AI Testers, Digital Retail And Self-Checkouts. Here’s What The Future Holds For Beauty Retail In A Post-Covid Era
Anjali Agarwal | July 30, 2020Here’s all the dope!
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From Kabir Singh To Every Emraan Hashmi Movie, Tweeple Are Listing Bad Movies With Fabulous Music And There Are So Many Of Them!
Jinal Bhatt | July 30, 2020Ft. Himmesh Reshammiya songs of our youth!
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#Culture: Netflix’s ‘Indian Matchmaking’ Cast Reveals Their Side Of The Story. Is There Redemption For Arranged Marriages After All?
Jinal Bhatt | July 29, 2020This is the most we've heard Akshay speak!
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#Culture: Kareena Kapoor Lends Support To A Fashion Fundraiser To Help Artisans Hit By Cyclone Amphan And Covid-19 Lockdown. She Is A (Responsible) Fashionista!
Anjali Agarwal | July 29, 2020Here's supporting the “real makers of the cloth”
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13 Gifts You Should Ask Your Brother For This Raksha Bandhan
Sama Meerza | July 29, 2020You may be high maintenance for other guys but not for your brother
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#Voices: Dia Mirza And Divya Dutta Blow The Whistle On Campism In Bollywood, Say Getting Chucked Out Of Movies Was Very Unsettling.
Anjali Agarwal | July 29, 2020This hot debate isn’t ending anytime soon
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#Culture: Women Posting Black And White Photos With #ChallengeAccepted Could Actually Be Hurting A Women’s Right Protest Against Femicide In Turkey
Jinal Bhatt | July 29, 2020You missed the most crucial aspect of the challenge!
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“Stories Need To Become Bigger Than Gender.” Shakuntala Devi Director Anu Menon Talks About Working With Other Women, And How She Answers The ‘Female Director’ Questions
Jinal Bhatt | July 28, 2020Do women tell women's stories better?
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#Culture: Female-Led Workplaces Have So Much Potential, If Only We Could Get Rid of Toxic Femininity. Why Do Women Bully Women?
Jinal Bhatt | July 28, 2020It shouldn't be limited to black and white pictures
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13 Gifts Your Brother Will Love For This Raksha Bandhan
Sama Meerza | July 28, 2020I am the amazing gift my brothers have
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#Culture: UK PM Boris Johnson Urges Brits To Lose Weight To Fight COVID-19. Indians, You Listening?
Jinal Bhatt | July 28, 2020Can we Indians follow his advice too?
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#Culture: After Digital Runways, Virtual Models Are The Next Big Fashion Innovation On The Block. Will They Replace Real Models?
Anjali Agarwal | July 27, 2020The future of fashion is here!
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10 Thoughts I Had While Watching Netflix’s ‘The Kissing Booth 2’. Mainly That I Hope ‘The Kissing Booth 3’ Avoids The Fatal Flaws Of Its Predecessor
Jinal Bhatt | July 27, 2020Did we really need that 2-hour+ runtime, guys?
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#Voices: Surekha Sikri Says Barring Senior Actors From Shooting In The Pandemic Is Unfair. Other Actors Agree
Anjali Agarwal | July 27, 2020Safety measure or discrimination?
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Sushant Singh Rajput And Sanjana Sanghi’s ‘Dil Bechara’ Made Me Sad, But For A Very Different Reason
Jinal Bhatt | July 27, 2020Are we liking the movie for the right reason?
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Annup Sonii, Divya Dutta’s Short Film ‘The Relationship Manager’ Is A Hard-Hitting Take On Domestic Abuse During Lockdown
Jinal Bhatt | July 24, 2020The short film was shot during the lockdown.
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#Culture: Forget Food Trucks, Fashion Trucks Are Bringing Your Favourite Brands To Your Doorstep As The Concept Of Shops On Wheels And Home Shopping Kicks Off In India.
Anjali Agarwal | July 24, 2020What, like ice cream trucks? I am in!
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Taylor Swift Did Her Own Hair And Makeup, Wrote And Directed Her ‘Cardigan’ Music Video In Lockdown. And Her Fans Are In Awe!
Jinal Bhatt | July 24, 2020She even did her own hair and makeup!
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#Voices: Haryana To Introduce 50% Quota For Women In Its Panchayati Raj Institutions. Is There Hope For More Women’s Issues To Be Addressed After All?
Jinal Bhatt | July 24, 2020We need more strong female leadership in rural areas!
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#Culture : Mumbai Woman Petitions PM Narendra Modi To Urge Men To Do Their Share Of Household Chores In His Next Speech. Because Atmanirbhar Bharat Begins At Home!
Jinal Bhatt | July 23, 2020Atmanirbhar Bharat Campaign: Men's Edition!
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#Culture: Eye Makeup Is Stealing The Show In Corona Times Since That’s The Only Thing You Can See Over Masks. The Looks Are Gorgeous!
Anjali Agarwal | July 23, 2020New normal, but make it glamorous!
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#Voices: This Sanitary Napkin Brand Showed Red Blood Instead Of Blue In Their TV Ad. Are We Finally Getting Real About Periods?
Anjali Agarwal | July 23, 2020Other brands should take a leaf out of this book
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#Culture: Kim Kardashian West Speaks Up About Kanye West’s Bipolar Disorder After He Tweeted About Divorcing Her
Jinal Bhatt | July 23, 2020Whoa, is there a #saveKanye campaign somewhere?
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#Voices: Vidya Balan Said When She Was Replaced In Many South Indian Films, She Thought Her Career Was Over. But She Never Gave Up
Anjali Agarwal | July 23, 2020It isn’t easy for anyone!
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#Culture: Britney Went Makeup-Free For Her Latest Insta Post, Says Natural Look Is the Way To Go. Makeup Or No Makeup, She Looks Fabulous
Anjali Agarwal | July 22, 2020She is ditching all makeup products, except one.
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#Culture: Exclusive! “Shakuntala Devi Was A Math Genius Who Could Be A Bollywood Star,” Says Director Anu Menon About Vidya Balan’s Flamboyant Math Genius Act
Jinal Bhatt | July 22, 2020She was a whole load of fun
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#Culture: Fashion Brands Are Developing Anti-Virus Fabrics. Safety And Style? Take My Money
Anjali Agarwal | July 22, 2020Corona-proof clothes? Take my money!
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#Voices: Don’t Let Indian Matchmaking Dissuade You. Arranged Marriage Isn’t Always A Bad Experience!
Jinal Bhatt | July 22, 2020Maybe give it a whirl before you reject it?
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#Culture: In Latest Edition Of Bollywood’s ‘Infinity’ War, Anurag Kashyap Gets Trolled For Calling Kangana Ranaut’s Interview ‘Scary’
Jinal Bhatt | July 22, 2020Kangana In Infinity War
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#Culture: We Need To Talk About Indian Matchmaking’s Mommy Issues. Akshay’s Mom Preeti Was A Classic Example Of Toxic Femininity
Jinal Bhatt | July 22, 2020Does Akshay have a voice?
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#Culture: While Kalki Koechlin May Want To Be Hairy, Team Hauterfly Has Been Exploring Options To Get Rid Of Hair And We Have Some Things You Can Try
Anjali Agarwal | July 21, 2020We’ve got some tricks up our sleeves.