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Indira Gandhi

In Turkey, Indira Gandhi Is Slang for Cheating and Petty Theft
India’s former prime minister is invoked when children steal pens at school, use GTA5 cheat codes, and at anti-corruption protests.
Zeyad Masroor Khan
5.18.18
Culture

Dancing With a Stranger Costs Less Than a Bucket of Beer in Delhi's Sketchier Bars
For a mere Rs. 500 you can grind on a stranger to hip-hop, Top 40 or Bollywood jams in shady bars behind sleek malls.
Parthshri Arora
5.18.18
journeys

‘Slow Journalist’ Paul Salopek Is in India on His Epic 10-Year Walk Across Continents
The National Geographic Fellow is walking “Out of Eden” and into the defining conflicts of our time.
Maroosha Muzaffar
5.18.18
Politics

What I Learnt From Binge-watching the Karnataka Elections on Twitter
A political thriller turns courtroom drama.
Parthshri Arora
5.17.18
dust storms

What to Do in a Killer Storm—and Why They're Sweeping North India This Year
“In our culture, storms are representative of Yamraj, the god of death.”
Zeyad Masroor Khan
5.17.18
Mapping violence

Chokhri.com Uses Google API to Map Sexual Violence and Inequity
Mining data and fighting the patriarchy come together in the latest entrant to the crowdsourced fight against gender inequality.
Anup Tripathi
5.17.18
Gender & Sexuality

An Informal Survey Reveals Deep Homophobia in Indian Schools
Teenager Sukhnidh Kaur was shocked by the results of her online poll.
Maroosha Muzaffar
5.17.18
virginity

A Bridegroom Explains Why He Ditched the Virginity Test on His Wedding Night
The Kanjarbhat couple took a stand against their community’s tradition.
Maroosha Muzaffar
5.16.18
Dalit Rights

Why Dalits are Pissed Off at the Supreme Court
The only thing more messed up than changing the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act is its current implementation.
Sameer Manekar
5.16.18
startups

UrbanClap Co-Founder Abhiraj Bhal Gets Into Hot Water over a Broken AC
Reddit users had all the burns.
Parthshri Arora
5.15.18
Culture

People Want Priyanka Chopra to Play a 16-Year-Old Pakistani American Marvel Superhero
Fans are split over who should play Kamala Khan in the slated big-screen debut of Ms. Marvel.
Sameer Manekar
5.15.18
Insider Outsider

Gossip and Tragedy Inside Delhi’s Afghan Barbershop
Political refugees, businessmen, and bakers drift through Mohammed Shadab’s shop in Lajpat Nagar
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Zeyad Masroor Khan
5.15.18
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