Instead, Desai uses the mobile phone as a narrative doorway into the deeper patterns of Indian life—our families, aspirations, anxieties, and the invisible rules that govern how we behave, online and offline.
An Udaipur court’s decision to award the death sentence to a man who burnt his wife alive over her skin tone has brought renewed focus on the cruelty of colour prejudice in India.
In the vast and intricate tapestry of Indian society, public gatherings are an essential and ancient feature. From the spiritual melas on the banks of the Ganga to spirited political rallies, from justice-seeking protest marches to exuberant street celebrations, India conducts much of its public life in the open, surrounded by vast crowds.
Indian society, with regional variations, has always been very conservative and superstitious, and the mind-set has hardly changed in spite of reform movements in the nineteenth and twentieth century. The average Indian's consciousness is largely clouded by obtrusive superstitions and prejudices
Live-in relationships has been taboo in India but the times are changing with a number of women coming out in its support.
If a girl in India studies for 12 years or more — till the age of 18 — she is…
Unity in diversity is what India stands for. It is not only known for its breathtaking beauty, rich cultural and…
Actress Gul Panag, who has been lauded for being vocal and expressing her views, says it is important for an…
