TRENDS
Vision 2047: Future of gender in an AI world
Making algorithms bias free and ethical is key.
TRENDS
Former world boxing champion KC Lekha's Dangal moment: Nothing more confidence-building than planting a punch on a man's face
With just about 12 weeks remaining till the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China, and a little over 12 months till the Paris Olympics 2024, we look back at the inspiring story of boxer KC Lekha.
FEATURES
‘My life has changed since PM Modi called my name on Mann Ki Baat’: Joydeep Mukherjee
How Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Joydeep Mukherjee quit his six-figure-salary corporate job to become a musician, revive two classical instruments, and get a mention on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat radio programme.
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Lights, camera, fire: Meet Sanober Pardiwalla, Bollywood’s action lady
Sanober Pardiwalla has stood in for several leading heroines, from Aishwarya Rai to Urmila Matondkar to Alia Bhatt, and brought you all the action, quite literally
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Manvendra Singh Gohil: 'Many Indian families, priests have accepted same-sex marriages’
Gender rights activist and the first openly gay royal in the world, Manvendra Singh Gohil on Supreme Court's decision to refer same-sex marriages to a five-judge constitution bench and the central government's stance on the matter
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The politics of shadow puppetry, keeping alive a centuries-old Kerala temple tradition
Tholppavakoothu, a dying form of puppetry, is being revived by a father-son duo, who have taken it beyond the Ramayana and Mahabharata to include socially relevant and political themes, such as voting rights and the plight of coir workers.
BUSINESS
We will roll out graphene condoms in the next few months, says KB George, CMD, HLL Lifecare
INDIA
There will be changes in the way judicial systems function, post COVID-19: Raian Karanjawala
Raian Karanjawala, founder of one of the most influential law firms in the country, says clients and lawyers will now look at videoconferencing as a means of saving time and effort. When things settle down, there will be a 20–25% change in the way things are functioning, he adds
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Sex and wellness: How corona made Kama top of mind for Indians again
Pandemic-induced restrictions have increased the demand for sex toys and sparked research on sex in the time of Covid-19. Sexual wellness entrepreneurs now face a difficult choice: make in India or continue to import the toys despite run-ins with customs?
INDIA
Why sex education at schools can no longer be overlooked
A new study concluded that a healthy sexuality and existence requires age-appropriate sexual knowledge from a young age.
TRENDS
Vaccination and infertility: Here are some vaccination myths from the past
Unfortunately, panic around vaccinations is not new and is certainly not going to be the last.
TRENDS
How COVID-19 exposes family transphobia, healthcare issues of transpersons
Transitioning from one gender to the other is a multi-step process consisting of psychological evaluation, hormonal treatment and surgery.
