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the decade that was

A Look at India's Decade: From the Rise of Fake News to a Drop in Happiness Levels
The decade that began with baffling scams (2G spectrum, Commonwealth Games) rocking the country, is ending with nationwide protests against the Citizenship Act. We examine the 10 years to see how the decade treated us and how we treated it back.
Katharina Buchholz (Statista) X VICE India
12.26.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

People Are Now Protesting the Citizenship Law at Weddings, Concerts and Christmas Celebrations
As we slip into the holiday season, people across India are finding innovative ways to voice their dissent.
Shamani Joshi
12.24.19
LGBTQ

Meet the Indian Priest Trying to Change the Way Churches Perceive Homosexuality
Christmas went from being my favourite time of the year to the loneliest one after I chose to come out. But priests like Father Thoman Ninan are helping bridge the gap between the Church and estranged queer individuals.
Navin Noronha
12.24.19
News

Instagram is banning influencers from promoting guns, cigarettes and vapes
The platform has decided it’s time to stub out the potentially harmful content.
Jenna Mahale
12.23.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Hyderabad Police Says Single People Are Not Allowed at Any New Year's Eve Parties
The Rachakonda police department has issued an advisory to event organisers asking them to restrict the entry of both single men and women, as well as DJs.
Shamani Joshi
12.23.19
2019

The 2019 Hater’s Guide to Bollywood
As we exit 2019, it’s imperative to ask: Why is Bollywood?
Navin Noronha
12.23.19
protest

These Artworks Are Powering the Anti-Citizenship Act Protests in India
We round up the best illustrations out there that are making a difference, and speak to the artists about what inspired them to make them.
Shamani Joshi
12.23.19
News

Instagram is making you a better friend IRL
Considered the killer of face-to-face interaction, it turns out that IG is actually widening our friend groups in the real world too.
Douglas Greenwood
12.22.19
Beauty

A look back at a decade of body positivity
Since 2010, the body acceptance movement has gone from the fringes of discourse to the mainstream. Along the way it's also become a fashionable, even lucrative philosophy. Does that mean it's lost its radicalism?
Gina Tonic
12.22.19
PROTESTS

This Man Is Making Sure the Student Protesters Fighting the New Citizenship Act Don't Go Hungry
“I am here for humanity.”
Hanan Zaffar
Hasan Akram
12.20.19
Music

BTS have asked fans to lay off the stalker-like behaviour
Stalker fans, known as "sasaengs", have been obsessively, and creepily, following the K-pop group and the band want it to stop.
Jenna Mahale
12.20.19
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Amidst Citizenship Act Protests, Musicians Get Arrested and an Exhibition Shuts Down at an Arts Festival in Goa
Four musicians from Dastaan Live got arrested for performing songs “that insult the Hindu religion”. At the same time, an exhibition that had visitors scribbling anti-CAA slogans on a blank canvas, was shut down.
Pallavi Pundir
12.19.19
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