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I HOPE THAT EVENTUALLY CYBER-BULLYING BECOMES A JOKE AND THE BULLIES, JOKERS
She was known just as a promising young actress and model, until a tiny incident catapulted her to being the spokesperson against cyber-bullying as well, an icon of female power. It was around mid-July, when the COVID-19 situation was taking a turn for the worse...
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“IN THE NEAR FUTURE, EVERY PERSON WILL SEEK A PERFORMANCE COACH”
The whole country seems to be awaiting the truth behind actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. We wouldn’t want to jump into the bandwagon of name calling, media trials and accusing people… what we would like instead is to know the process of pressure that begins...
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CREATING A HOME FOR YOU, AWAY FROM HOME
A home away from home. Most hotels will claim this with much pride. But do many of them live up to it? Not really. I’ve spent close to a decade-and-a-half as a hotel reviewer and I might have come across a handful of properties that...
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FOR THE CHENNAI ART LOVER
What led to the idea behind setting up a studio like Vennba? Vennba is a Pencil & Monk initiative, originally started to serve repeated requests from customers across residential, hospitality, institutional and office segments. Taking responsibility for the curation of art, collectibles and installations was...
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THE NEW WAY TO EDUCATE
As someone who identifies as an educator – how has the lock-down affected the way you impart education, be it arts, crafts, or whatever else? Education facilitates the physical, social, cognitive, and emotional development of children. The lockdown has highly affected the educational system which...
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CAUSE GOOD FATHERS NEED TO BE CELEBRATED TOO!
Dad’s get a pretty bad rep across the world! I am not sure why, though. Are that many dads terrible at their job of being a good parent? It’s all about moms, no? I’m pretty sure there must be some logic to this bias, but...
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THE FUTURE OF FASHION
The pandemic has indeed brought a couple of interesting changes to our day to day lives. The fashion industry has and will continue to see a massive shift in the way its consumers shop and style themselves post the pandemic lockdown. And these changes are...
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#SPEAKYOURMIND WITH AKSHARA GOWDA
How would you define yourself? I don’t want to be defined: as an actor and as a human being, I want to be constantly redefined What is the first thing you do when you wake up? I check my phone obviously, and then sip on...
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LIGHTS, CAMERA & ‘ACTION’
Sometimes, it takes a job to nudge sensuality back into your bedroom. Take the matter of capturing nudes. What better model than your partner? When you treat nude photography as an assignment, you get to explore the sensual side of your partner that you long...
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WHEN MUSIC DRIVES YOUR LIFE
What prompted you to get into music? I hail from a musical family; both my mother and father are from lineages of musicians. Furthermore, my dad is a classically trained vocalist. I began singing at the age of three and started playing the piano at...
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