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  1. How most Mumbai girls get their daily dose of romance

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    / January 12, 2012 / 1 Comment
    This is how most Mumbai girls get their daily dose of romance on their way to work or college – with the cover and the title covered up. But you can show off this new title from M&B, written by a passionate romantic from the city – the debut novel...

  2. This is your police chief speaking

    Posted by Kinnera Murthy
    / December 30, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By Kinnera Murthy When man set his foot on the moon, it was said ”One small step for man – a giant step for mankind”. In the case of women, it appears as if for every one small step, there are elements to push it back by 100 steps.  Today none...

  3. My romance with Mills & Boon

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    / December 19, 2011 / 4 Comments
    By S V L Narayan This morning I was quite thrilled to note that Mills & Boon will be releasing a book with Indian characters. I think it is an acknowledgement that India is a big market for western publishers. I will come back to M&B a bit later. My...
    Posted in Gender, Personal
    Tagged books, fiction, mills and boon, reading, romance, svl narayan

  4. A life, not smooth as Silk

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    / November 30, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By T S Sudhir Thanks to the aggressive and in-the-face promotion of `The Dirty Picture’, the north has discovered Silk.  It would seem Vidya Balan has, perhaps deliberately, not made up her mind on whether to say she is playing Silk Smitha or not. Her version changes with her geographical coordinates. (She told the...

  5. Naveen’s ‘Mamata’, an eyewash

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    / October 23, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Basudev Mahapatra   For the pregnant and lactating women in the state, Odisha government has come up with a new scheme named ‘Mamata’. Announced just before the Panchayat polls, the scheme is designed to support the mothers and their newborn babies with an amount of Rs. 5000 in four...

  6. I want freedom from shame

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    / August 13, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By Uma Sudhir   On the eve of Independence Day, to fast or not to fast is not the question. You simply won’t be allowed to fast. At least not for as long as you want to. By imposing that diktat is the Indian government taking away the democratic right...
    Posted in Gender
    Tagged freedom, shame

  8. Fire in the belly

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    / June 19, 2011 / 3 Comments
    “Telangana lo vanta, dilli lo manta” or “Cooking in Telangana, Fire in Delhi” was the slogan. But the heat of the June sun, the smoke and heat from the cooking fire around which they stood and the excitement of performing live before television cameras, was confusing the women party workers...

  9. My neighbour, Mr Mom

    Posted by Navin Chandra Joshi
    / June 17, 2011 / 1 Comment
    By Navin Chandra Joshi    It is no longer ‘hum do, hamare do’ but `hum ek hamara ek’ in most urban centres, what with the fast-paced working lifestyle. And as soon as that Ek completes two years of existence, he/she is put in a preparatory school. And invariably all three...

  10. Slut is no longer a four-letter word

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    / June 10, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By TSR Reporter   The word slut is a pejorative, value-loaded term, usually used for women who defy the social codes of demure dressing and decorum that are imposed on women. But it is a controversial and celebrated word now among thousands of women across the world who carry placards...

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