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1. #LahuKaLagaan: I Can Barely Buy Food, How Can I Buy Sanitary Pads?
While introducing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India, the GST Council stuck with 12 percent tax on sanitary napkins and tampons, even as it revised the tax structure of several other items. The Quint takes a look beyond the numbers, with voices of a few women in and around Noida, trying to understand what shapes their menstrual hygiene habits.
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2. My Old Delhi of Utmost Happiness: Rediscovering with Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy’s book, ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ makes references to various places in Old Delhi but doesn’t outrightly name all of them. While she names Gali Dakotan and Turkman Gate, she keeps the location of the graveyard, where a central character named Anjum resides, a secret. We set out to find that graveyard based on small clues.
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3. So Much For “Indian Family Values”, Says a New Survey on Old Age
Mukund Sharma is deep in a maze of bus trips to this court and that court – fighting a case against his sons. They sued him for property after Sharma gave his widowed daughter-in-law a flat. A conversation with him feels like a cloud of hard-to-follow legalese that he, despite being 81, seems to understand. When the conversation turns to bus routes, it grounds him – he has a multi-stop bus pass. His lifeline.
What does the new elder abuse data say about Indian culture and ‘family values’?
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4. Meet Sudhir Kumar Gautam, the Man Who Screams ‘Sachin’ Loudest
From painting his body in the tricolour before every match to cycling a thousand kilometres just to watch his idol play, there’s nothing that Sudhir Kumar Gautam hasn’t done to show his love for India, the Indian cricket team, and of course Sachin Tendulkar. But who is he?
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5. Don’t Trust Your Customer Care Executive When He Says...
We speak to customer care executives at least once a day, don’t we? The Quint compiled some phrases that these representatives often say. Watch, relate and enjoy!
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6. Review: Diljit Dosanjh Is Super Singh’s Only Saving Grace
Diljit Dosanjh is on a roll. After the success of Udta Punjab and the lavish praise for Phillauri, it’s no wonder his Punjabi film, Super Singh, is creating waves. Super Singh brings us a turbaned superhero who seeks to join the ranks of Spider-Man and Batman.
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7. This Game of Thrones Themed Cafe in Kashmir Is a Must-See
This Game of Thrones themed cafe in Kashmir is a must visit for believers and non-believers
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8. What We Learn From Faye D’Souza’s Takedown Of Man’s Underwear Jibe
Being a woman in India means being constantly told what you should wear and how you should behave. After the ‘guardians of women’s modesty’ trolled Priyanka Chopra for wearing a dress in front of PM Modi and Fatima Sana Shaikh for wearing a swimsuit during the month of Ramzan, a Muslim cleric told a female anchor to wear underwear and come to work if she wants to be equal to men.
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