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A Photographer Captured a Desolate Delhi in Its Harsh Months of Lockdown

Crematoriums, busy hospitals, shelter homes, and empty roads—Parul Sharma's works capture the soul of a capital city on pause.
Satviki Sanjay
9.21.20
LGBTQ

We Speak with ‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Winner, Priyanka, on How Her Queer Asian Identity Matters More Than Ever Today

“Everyone gets curry for lunch now!”
Navin Noronha
9.21.20
Cannabis

India Is Cracking Down on Cannabis. Here’s What That Means for the Movement Fighting To Legalise It.

As India’s Narcotics Control Bureau arrests celebrities and dealers for possessing and peddling weed, we look into how the mainstream media’s vilification of recreational and medical cannabis users affects those fighting to legalise the plant. 
Shamani Joshi
9.18.20
Culture

This Indian Ballet Dancer Beat All the Odds and Crowdfunded His Way to His Dream Dance School

Four years ago, Kamal Singh first saw ballet in a Bollywood movie. Today, the moving story of the son of an e-rickshaw driver discovering and pursuing his passion for dance has seen hundreds of people raise funds to send him to a top school.
Satviki Sanjay
9.18.20
Coronavirus

Rich Countries Have Already Bought More Than Half of Future Supply of COVID-19 Vaccines

They represent just 13 percent of the world population, an Oxfam study reveals.
Satviki Sanjay
9.17.20
Environment

We Have Failed To Meet Even a Single Target To Stop the Destruction of Nature, Says UN

In 2010, world leaders created a 10-year plan to save the planet. In 2020, not a single goal has been fully met.
Satviki Sanjay
9.16.20
Life

Mumbai’s Creative Culture is Eroding as Artists and Actors Go Back to Their Hometowns

As the pandemic wrecks the metropolis with a crushing cost of living, we speak with those who had once migrated to the ‘City of Dreams’ to find fame and fulfilment.
Prachi Sibal
9.16.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Another TikTok Clone Launches in India, This Time From YouTube

After Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts launches its beta tests in India to lure the massive audience left behind by the country’s TikTok ban.
Satviki Sanjay
9.15.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Bachchan To Voice Amazon’s Alexa

He’ll deliver jokes, motivational quotes, advice and even shayaris to you.
Satviki Sanjay
9.15.20
LGBTQ

How Fanfiction Helped Me Come To Terms With My Queer Identity

Fanfic has always been treated as the shameful sibling of popular fiction. For queer communities, however, it has provided a safe space to explore and accept their identity.
Satviki
9.14.20
LGBTQ

The Indian Government Just Said That Indian Culture Doesn’t Recognise Same-Sex Marriages

This comes after a petition was filed in the Delhi High Court to legalise same-sex marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act.
Satviki Sanjay
9.14.20
mental health

‘Productivity Anxiety’ Makes the Thought of Resting Feel Like a Crime

The world we live in ties our self-worth with our output, which means that the only way for many people to deal with their high-functioning anxiety is by working even more.
Prateek Sharma
9.8.20
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