Opinion: Let's Talk About Mahua Moitra - Fiercest Critic Or Propped Up By Media?

Nishtha Gautam | Wednesday December 13, 2023

Most media reports, both in Moitra's favour and against her, have followed the same template - 'The Lurid Love Life of Mahua Moitra'. It does not matter.

Opinion: 'Animal' To 'Anatomy' - Misogyny And Morality In Cinema And Society

Nishtha Gautam | Tuesday December 05, 2023

Those who have spared a breath or more on the rank misogyny of Ranbir Kapoor's Animal - which is predictably a blockbuster - must watch Anatomy.

Opinion: Team India Lost World Cup Final Even Before Losing Toss

Nishtha Gautam | Wednesday November 22, 2023

I may or may not have unleashed the drunk sailor in me on Sunday. I'm not proud of it but blame it on my accident of birth. I'm an Indian and I cannot keep calm. Especially when there is a cricket match on.

Opinion: Only Disturbing Part In The Nitish Kumar Row Is His Apology

Nishtha Gautam | Friday November 10, 2023

Who would have thought, however, that even talking about sex would engender power play in India's political stadium where there are more misses than hits?

Opinion: Oh Henry, What A Scandal! Who Can Do Justice To You?

Nishtha Gautam | Friday October 20, 2023

All animals are equal but some are more equal than others. Henry is that extraordinary beast who may go down in history for causing one of the most lurid political scandals of our times.

Opinion: How Bollywood Is Killing Indian Fashion

Nishtha Gautam | Tuesday October 17, 2023

Fashion ought to take one's breath away with its possibilities of innovation and reformation. It doesn't need the crutch of celebrity showstoppers and reels.

Opinion: The India-Canada Situationship - No Real Winners

Nishtha Gautam | Saturday September 30, 2023

The Bhagavad Gita offers the government of India that is Bharat the perfect advice to tackle its Canada problem.

Opinion: Government's Uniform Sartorial Code And Reading Into New Fashion Choices

Nishtha Gautam | Friday September 15, 2023

The Uniform Civil Code is hot on the government agenda and in keeping with the spirit, a new Uniform Sartorial Code for the parliamentary staff has been announced.

Opinion: Of Chandrayaan, Witches, And Women Asking For The Moon

Nishtha Gautam | Wednesday August 23, 2023

Women belong to the moon and vice versa. As the world slows down in a collective gasp to witness the history-making landing of Chandrayaan-3, let this be a primer on how women across time and space have been linked to the celestial body.

Opinion: A Difficult Conversation - 'Failed' Marriage, Trudeau Split And The Family Oppenheimers

Nishtha Gautam | Friday August 04, 2023

What is a failed marriage? The one that ends in separation and divorce or that which continues despite - and sometimes because of - either or both partners breaking the covenant?

Blog: The Delhi Deluge And The Saga Of The Blue Baleno

Nishtha Gautam | Saturday July 15, 2023

Nobody cares for the poor but even the rich cannot be spared anymore. And that, dear reader, can start a revolution in any society.

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