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Rohan Banerjee
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The return of Oasis and an era of proto-influencers, fraternal feuds and an initiation into Western musicSubscriber Only
August 01,2025 18:44:32 PM
The Gallaghers and Oasis drifted out of your mind, but it won’t be a long absence. They will flit into your consciousness again when you’re at a karaoke bar and someone puts on ‘Wonderwall’ prompting you, almost as a reflex, to take a deep breath before belting out the first verse
Fri, Aug 01, 2025
In Mumbai, the privileged rarely get slapped for not knowing Marathi. Does that mean we shouldn’t learn it?Subscriber Only
July 08,2025 15:41:56 PM
In Mumbai, the privileged rarely get slapped for not knowing Marathi. Does that mean we shouldn't learn it?
Tue, Jul 08, 2025
Israel, Palestine, Iran, Pakistan: When war becomes content, critical discourse is the casualtySubscriber Only
June 19,2025 16:49:31 PM
We must be wary of the hold social media has over us, the ways in which it can shape our thinking, particularly in times of strife
Thu, Jun 19, 2025
Jurassic Park, Black Mirror, dire wolves: A foreshadowing worth revisitingSubscriber Only
May 08,2025 16:53:47 PM
In ‘Jurassic Park’, John Hammond says, ‘Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to ask if they should.’ Thirty years later, this has never been as pertinent as it is today
Thu, May 08, 2025
What hitting the fast-forward button on The White Lotus reveals about youSubscriber Only
April 15,2025 11:18:51 AM
A viewer has less agency than a reader, and maybe that is why a viewer is also less indulgent. We want the story to gallop ahead, for the climax to hasten towards us, because that is the only way we can get our hit
Tue, Apr 15, 2025
Georgia: the region that pioneered wine making and floors visitors with its foodSubscriber Only
March 29,2025 08:30:55 AM
Everywhere you go in Georgia, you will find khinkali, a plus-sized dumpling, that will remind you both of momo and modak
Sat, Mar 29, 2025
From Green Day to Coldplay and Guns N’ Roses – why Indian millennials live in the pastSubscriber Only
March 13,2025 10:48:21 AM
The generation that had grown up pirating English songs is now ready to spend on leisure – and nostalgia. It is estimated that the Coldplay concerts in India generated Rs 600 crore in ticket sales alone. The cheapest Lollapalooza tickets cost a few cool thousands, but the price was no major deterrent.
Thu, Mar 13, 2025
Winter travel special: How Sikkim is home to a different Christmas treeSubscriber Only
December 28,2024 13:01:25 PM
Conifers dusted with powdery sugar and trees plump with frosting. Snow in Sikkim may have thrown our best-laid schemes awry but we would not have had it any other way
Sat, Dec 28, 2024
This Christmas, enjoy the sweet taste of familiaritySubscriber Only
December 24,2024 14:29:54 PM
Don’t let guilt stop you from biting into the latest Christmas movies, or the relaxing holiday watch you’ve watched numerous times. They can nourish your soul. But exercise moderation in these indulgences.
Tue, Dec 24, 2024
What does your photography style say about you?Subscriber Only
December 13,2024 13:22:57 PM
In this season of year-end wraps, here’s yet another insight into your personality from someone on the internet
Fri, Dec 13, 2024
In the age of screens, why an analogue bathroom is a meditationSubscriber Only
October 23,2024 17:04:58 PM
There may be something to be gained by considering the quotidian things around us and recollecting the thrill we felt when we first encountered them
Wed, Oct 23, 2024
Coldplay ticket frenzy: The rise of the anti-fanSubscriber Only
October 03,2024 15:36:29 PM
The British band's wide appeal and accessible pop songs made them an easy target for the anti-fan. As thousands bemoaned their failure to secure passes to the Mumbai concert, the anti-fans gleefully mocked them for their mediocre choices
Thu, Oct 03, 2024
Are Insta moments taking the thrill out of hilltops?Subscriber Only
September 21,2024 12:00:40 PM
The modern landscape of communications has blanched the mystique associated with travel. With images of every corner of the planet a click away, travel no longer offers the thrill of discovery
Sat, Sep 21, 2024
From iPhone 16 to paying too much for ‘bhutta’ — let’s stop calling our expensive indulgences ‘investments’Subscriber Only
September 16,2024 15:33:59 PM
Viewing exorbitantly-priced possessions as ‘investments’ can offer some rationale for our desire to gather these articles; it can help us convince ourselves that splurging on the latest toy is not extravagant but prudent
Mon, Sep 16, 2024
Water gun protests in Spain, Joshimath houses with cracks: The flipside of ‘the world is our oyster’Subscriber Only
July 16,2024 14:46:27 PM
Travel for leisure has never been as prevalent — and democratised — as it is now. But an unregulated travel industry can have sinister consequences
Tue, Jul 16, 2024
Can women drive SUVs well? Why some jokes aren’t funnySubscriber Only
June 24,2024 16:00:03 PM
I was raised by women drivers. But it shouldn't take all that to recognise stereotypes, oppression
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
Influencer as aspirational: The Delhi Vada Pav girl in all of usSubscriber Only
April 16,2024 14:46:35 PM
Be it a social media influencer playing out her “authentic Delhi Vada Pav Girl” script or a nondescript employee in a nondescript office, we are all wrapped up in our own performance
Tue, Apr 16, 2024
What do Cristiano Ronaldo, World Tennis and Formula E have in common — sportswashingSubscriber Only
March 04,2024 15:49:17 PM
When money linked to exploitation and political repression threatens to take over a sport, fans may not be able to take the extreme ethical action of a total boycott. However, the least they can do is not turn a blind eye to the injustices tainting the system
Mon, Mar 04, 2024
A perfect drive? Only in your dreamsSubscriber Only
January 05,2024 12:00:58 PM
When Dil Chahta Hai was released in 2001, it distilled ‘coolness’ into two tangible aspirations: the Bombay–Goa pilgrimage and driving a luxury automobile. But maybe some things are better off left as just that — aspirations
Fri, Jan 05, 2024
What the call of the Himalayas entailsSubscriber Only
December 08,2023 10:20:06 AM
As one gingerly steps into the icy water, a thousand needles prick your bare feet, and you have trouble believing you signed up to do this for fun
Fri, Dec 08, 2023
What it’s like to be an ‘outsider’ at Mumbai Film FestivalSubscriber Only
November 11,2023 23:41:06 PM
The Festival is a reminder of why you had paid for that dormant Mubi subscription, after all. Perhaps now, it was time to finally start using it.
Sat, Nov 11, 2023
Fake moon landings and the Loch Ness monster: What makes conspiracy theories stickSubscriber Only
September 28,2023 16:15:54 PM
In the post-truth era, where misinformation and fake news can cause serious harm, there is a need for us to embrace rationality. But it is dispiriting to imagine a world where benign conspiracy theories are also erased
Thu, Sep 28, 2023
With Jawan, Shah Rukh Khan brings back Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘angry young man’ – and ire against a failing state Subscriber Only
September 13,2023 13:24:39 PM
Shah Rukh’s Azad is no Vijay. He is not quite as angry and not nearly as young. But for all their differences, Azad is still very much Vijay’s spiritual heir — the vigilante who has lost faith in the state apparatus and has no qualms in adopting dubious means to achieve honourable ends
Wed, Sep 13, 2023
Indian sprinters’ historic relay feat and us: Beyond nationalistic pride, why we admire the runnersSubscriber Only
August 29,2023 16:16:30 PM
Running is the only sport, perhaps, where when professional runners cross the finish line and fall to their knees or embrace their compatriots and competitors, we have an inkling of how they feel
Tue, Aug 29, 2023
Discovering hidden gems on OTTs: The multiple realities of ‘The Rehearsal’Subscriber Only
August 03,2023 10:53:37 AM
Who has not fretted over a difficult conversation they needed to have with a friend or a relative, trying to foresee which way it would go? Nathan Fielder’s mind-bending, meta-reality show, The Rehearsal, takes this anxiety and turns it into a show that will leave you raptured
Thu, Aug 03, 2023
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