Culture
Calls for boycott: Cancel culture in India
June 20, 2021
Cancel culture can be traced back to the #metoo movement in USA where many people took to social media to “cancel” or boycott celebrities and public personalities accused of sexual misconduct. In India, this trend had been emerging time and again over the years, but for entir...
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Hustle Culture: Stop thinking, start working
June 10, 2021
Ananya Dhawan, a Delhi-based law student gets up at 8am everyday to study for her moot competition; post which she attends her regular online classes for three hours from 9:30am. She takes her breakfast while attending the classes, trying to concentrate as much as possible. Then ...
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Dancers strive to keep Chhau traditions alive in I...
June 9, 2021
Chhau dance is an Indian tribal martial dance that originated in the states of Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand. Mayurbhanj Chhau (Odisha) and Purulia Chhau (West Bengal) are the more well known sub-genres, and integrate martial, acrobatic and athletic styles to celebrate relig...
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Indian illustrators use Instagram to boost their c...
June 4, 2021
Building a career as an artist is often demanding and unpredictable, with long hours and even years of hard work culminating in the success of only a chosen few. However, with the rise of social media and sites such as Etsy, Pinterest, and especially Instagram, artists have a new...
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Filter culture: Feeding insecurities
June 2, 2021
With an estimate of 3.6 billion users worldwide and over 95 million photos and videos being uploaded on Instagram every day, social media has become an integral part of today’s culture. Social media platforms allow people to communicate and share their thoughts, feelings and ex...
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K-Pop in India: South Korean cultural wave hits In...
May 31, 2021
When Spotify, one of the most popular music streaming services in the world, launched in India in 2019, almost a decade after its global launch, Owen Smith, director of product growth, was amazed. “My number one surprise was how big K-pop is in India,” Smith said. But K-pop h...
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Indian thespians pushed out of the limelight by Co...
May 26, 2021
India is renowned for having one of the most popular and prolific movie industries. According to the American Enterprise Institute, Bollywood surpasses Hollywood in terms of number of movies and moviegoers (1000 movies a year watched by an estimated 3 billion people worldwide). T...
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National Tap Dance Day: Dancers put their best foo...
May 25, 2021
Tying the laces of her specially-designed Tap shoes, 23-year-old Mrigya Tiwari gets ready for her daily dance rehearsals. She, unlike other dancers and performers, not only has to carry her shoes and costume, but also a giant wooden block that will enhance the quali...
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World Goth Day: Exploring hidden, dark world of In...
May 22, 2021
“Indian goths are not easy to spot – they prefer to lie low and not flaunt themselves I think. Of course, unless you are an influencer and have to earn money, the better way to explore goth culture is to explore it in dark, hidden ways,” says Shiney, a Mumbai-based goth...
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International Day of Families: Changing face of fa...
May 15, 2021
Gone are the days when a family could only be defined as nuclear or joint, comprising a heterosexual married couple and their children. Over the past decade due to rising awareness and acceptance in the society many newforms of families are emerging like, same sex couples, single...
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