When Masthan Maharaj looks back on his journey, he still feels it might all be a dream. For from where he started, he has sure come a long way. Masthan grew up in Chennai, watching Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo and being in awe of their...
How amazing that an issue that is dedicated to breaking taboos also saw our cover-girl break a few in the process! It all began with photographer Vasanth Paul asking Pranitha Subhash if she would plunge into the pool for the first shot of the cover...
WHERE SEX IS JUST EXCESS Asexuality is a lesser known identity on the LGBTQI+ spectrum due to the limited voices echoed in mainstream media. Raveena Joseph speaks to Pushpa Achanta about the asexual experience… When Pushpa Achanta discovered the truth about her sexuality, she...
Say hill station in Kerala and Munnar would be what immediately springs to one’s mind — sprawling green tea plantations, spectacular views and above all, a cool climate. The town has it all. But then, the tourist destination has become so commercialized in the past...
At 1:30 in the afternoon, we are as hungry as we are tired. Our feet are blistered, our bellies are rumbling, and we seem to have no energy to explore the beautiful city around us. We are on the penultimate day of our budget trip...
“That was the Past. Tie me, tether me so I don’t stray there again.” I Have Become the Tide – Gita Hariharan I read a review recently which argued that fiction was not free of the necessity to be political. If we address a subject,...
Summer can mean different things to different folks. For many, it is a time of psychological retirement, years before we can actually retire. As we get older, the human body, like any machine, goes through a lot of wear and tear. In the ‘assembly line’...
September 6, 2018 (Thursday): Sandipan Kushary is both nervous and excited. The entire country is awaiting the Supreme Court’s verdict; so is he. Arnab Goswami is, as usual, screaming on top of his voice, debating whether or not India will reject IPC Section 377. But...
“I was in a five year relationship with this guy I met while doing my post-graduation. Three years into the relationship, I met this other guy at my workplace. And lo! I fell in love with him. But I didn’t do anything about it because...
THE mercury has been rising steadily in Kerala in the past two months, leaving half the population scampering to fix air conditioners and coolers in their homes. The temperature in most cities hovers between 35 and 38 degrees these days, and living without some cooling...
