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THE ART OF AGEING
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’...
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THE BATTLE IS STILL NOT OVER
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...
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THERE’S SO MUCH LOVE TO GO AROUND
“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...
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BEAT THE HEAT BY GOING GREEN
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...
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THAYIR SADAM (BLUES) IS BAE!
Before I even begin to tell you about this band, let us all acknowledge their epic name: Thayir Sadam Blues! A serving of South Indian musical flavours with an influence of Jazz and Blues — that’s what anyone would think, no? But their music is...
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THIS IS OUR INHERITANCE
This magazine has proudly used their spectacular lungies/dhoties for our cover shoot with Funktuation and this author has been in awe of the brand since forever. We finally get a chance to sit down and chat with Pavithra Muddaya, co-founder of Vimor, to discover everything...
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WORK OUT WHILE YOU CHILL OUT
It’s summer. Temperatures are rising. But that shouldn’t stop us from exercising. So, what do we do? Get into the water and workout. How? Welcome to the world of aqua yoga. Pratibha Agarwal, who is trained in aqua yoga, tells us more about what this...
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‘I NEVER DREAMED OF BEING AN ASTRONAUT’
Charles Frank Bolden Jr. is a legend and a role model like few others. Charles Bolden is an astronaut who went to space on four missions between 1986 and 1994, and spent over 680hours in orbit around earth. He piloted Space Shuttle Columbia in 1986,...
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THIS, THAT AND SO MUCH MORE
From puducherry to Bollywood, how has the journey been so far? Very endearing! It was during my stay in London when I became part of a theatre company called Theatre of Relativity and got an opportunity to hone my acting skills. Once I finished my...
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AS AN ACTOR I AM READY: ARUN VIJAY
IT sure sounds like it’s difficult to convince actor Arun Vijay about a script. For him, choosing a script is no easy task. Just the narration takes a few hours, and then he follows it up with a whole load of questions. “It’s a huge...
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