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Cracks in the Crackdown
THE RETURN OF COVID?
PERCENTAGE POLITICS
A Life in Diplomacy
A MATTER OF DEGREE
State as Matchmaker?
SURPRISE SPREE
AIDE OF NO USE
Getting Filmy
THE POLITICS OF DISQUALIFICATION • HE MAY HAVE BEEN BLINDSIDED BY THE LATEST MOVE FROM THE SAFFRON CAMP, BUT THE CONGRESS SCION COULD TURN IT TO HIS ADVANTAGE TO UNITE THE OPPOSITION AND BUILD A STRONG, SUSTAINED NARRATIVE
WILL THE VERDICT STAND? • Rahul Gandhi’s dismissal of the UPA ordinance protecting lawmakers from disqualification and failed petition to decri-minalise defamation have returned to haunt him, but the law may offer some hope yet
ROLL OF DISHONOUR • More than 30 legislators have been disqualified after being convicted in a criminal case. Here are some of the prominent names
THE PLEASURE GAP • DESIRE RUNS HIGH AMONG INDIANS BUT SATISFACTION REMAINS LOW. WHY STRESS AND LACK OF INTIMACY ARE GETTING IN THE WAY OF FULFILMENT
THE DESIRE DIVIDE • STRESS, STIGMA AND IGNORANCE ARE ROBBING INDIANS OF JOY IN THEIR SEX LIVES, LEAVING THEM IN A MIASMA OF UNFULFILLED DESIRE
METHODOLOGY
BETWEEN THE SILOS • THE PROGRESSIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS SEXUALITY THAT EXIST AMONG THE VAST MAJORITY OF YOUNG INDIANS TODAY SURVIVE WITHIN A BUBBLE OF PRIVILEGE
THE CHIMERA OF SEX • FOR SEX DESIRE TO TRANSLATE INTO SEX DEMAND, SEXUAL AWKWARDNESS HAS TO BE NAVIGATED FIRST
ONLINE ADVANCES • DATING APPS, ROBOTS AND AI: TECHNOLOGY HAVE TRANSFORMED THE WAY INDIANS THINK ABOUT AND ENGAGE WITH SEX
RIDING HIGH ON GADGETS • GIVE THEM A SHAPE, PACKAGE THEM WELL AND PAIR THEM WITH YOUR IMAGINATION… SEX TOYS CAN DELIVER THE MOST WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE
DIGITAL AWAKENING • THE INCREASED OPENNESS AND SHIFTING ATTITUDES AROUND SEXUAL WELLNESS ARE CLEARLY LINKED TO THE RISE OF THE INTERNET, SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTT CONTENT
AN EARLY START • THERE IS A WIDE GENERATION GAP WHEN IT COMES TO SEXUAL ATTITUDES, WITH THE YOUNG MORE WILLING TO EXPERIMENT
WHAT INDIAN LAWS SAY ABOUT…
MORE IS LESS • THE SUPERABUNDANCE TECHNOLOGY OFFERS HAS MADE SEX MORE ACCESSIBLE, BUT IT HAS ALSO LEFT US PHYSICALLY LONELIER
REWRITING THE LUST STORY • THE NARRATIVE AROUND SEX, PLEASURE AND SEXUAL WELLNESS HAS BEEN HYPER-MASCULINE AND MISOGYNISTIC FOR TOO LONG. IT IS TIME FOR WOMEN TO CLAIM THAT SPACE
G20: INDIAN VOICE FOR GLOBAL SOUTH • APPRECIATION OF INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY AND DEBATES ON ITS FUTURE COURSE DOMINATED THE ROUNDTABLE ATTENDED BY FOREIGN DIGNITARIES AND EXPERTS
FOR A GREEN TOMORROW • Sustainable mobility is the future, but India needs to address concerns like charging infrastructure and recycling of lithium-ion batteries, says a panel of experts
NEW DIGITAL FRONTIER • Technology can transform businesses, but it’s also necessary to keep an eye on sustainability and innovation to help improve the quality of life
CHAMPIONS OF CHEER • The Happiness Fest and Awards celebrated the most inspiring, funny and positive influencers for bringing joy and giving hope to people in these trying...