INDIA
Data, data, everywhere, but where’s the stuff that matters?
Effective data — and not personal data — can adequately inform policy making, and it is only effective policies that can eventually tackle the large problems and help create a more equitable society
BUSINESS
Olympic Games | It’s 2021, but the sexualisation of women in sports continues
The attention paid to women’s bodies and the way they ‘look’ while performing feats of endurance, strength and beauty is disproportional. Men simply play sports; women must play sports while looking amazing. It is these double standards that have once again come into the glaring spotlight in these Olympics
TRENDS
Art in the time of NFTs
The buying and selling of art, be it as an NFT or a framed painting, is finance and speculation — a business deal. The art itself is unaffected
BUSINESS
MS Dhoni and Indian cricket’s superstar problem
While singing praises about MS Dhoni, who retired from international cricket on August 15, it behoves us to also remember that once he broke into the mainstream of cricketing success, he also became part of the problem
BUSINESS
How the TikTok phenomenon democratised online space in India
Everyone from teenagers and non-binary LGBTQI+ folk from non-metro cities across India embraced TikTok because it allowed their everydayness, their queerness, and just their own selves to become accepted, and even popular
TECHNOLOGY
COVID-19 | Team-branded masks for T20 and VR-360 for Premier League — our sporting experience will never be the same again
Sport can be the much-needed morale booster we all need now, and sporting extravaganzas will soon return — but that’s more because there’s a lot of money at stake
