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In Ankhon ki Masti: Why watching Umrao Jaan is restorative in more ways than oneThe author reflects on watching the restored version of Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan. The film evokes childhood memories and a shifting perspe...- Who is Anurag Bajpayee? Lucknow-educated MIT scientist and CEO linked to alleged Cambridge sex scandalAnurag Bajpayee, the Indian-origin CEO of water-tech firm Gradiant, has been linked with a high-profile brothel investigation near Harvard ...
- Donation of courtesans: Ganikas were valuable sources of pleasure, income and information for the StateCourtesans have existed in ancient India since Vedic times, as suggested by the Rig Vedic verse 1.167.4, for example, that refers to public...
- Woman, uninterrupted: Female roles have gained in substance in popular cultureMumbai-based script writer Pubali Chaudhuri feels that the #metoo movement in the US has found echoes in India too and feminist themes in f...
- The Jawaharlal Nehru you don’t know!Crackpot stories about Nehru have circulated for decades – for instance, former RSS chief K S Sudarshan has claimed that Nehru killed Gandh...
- HIV on wane but millions of sex workers live on the edge. Is legalising prostitution the solution?HIV may be on the wane, but there are still millions of sex workers who have little choice but to live on the edge and the future looks pre...
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