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Anjoo Mohun

Anjoo Mohun

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The writer is addicted to sports and is indebted to the inventor of the flat screen TV.

By Anjoo Mohun

Inside the millennial brain: Why is the current generation so resistant to commitment?

Millennials cannot process anything with more than two syllables — relationships being one of them.

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Cross the road, ladies: Sandeep Reddy Vanga and the toxic male psyche's coming!

If subsuming yourself in love means that he can beat you up, just ask the countless women who suffer from domestic abuse. Would that make you feel precious, valued, loved, Mr Vanga?

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Mainly Bold, Incidentally Beautiful: Why Nusrat Jahan should inspire the young women of India

She has held her own, calmly and quietly, through both the trolling and celebration of her attire in Parliament. There is a lot more to TMC MP Nusrat Jahan than meets the eye.

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Happy Birthday, Rahul Gandhi! Let's reflect on the year that was

Do some hard thinking. Maybe you do not have the mettle, and the nastiness, required to be a politician in South Asia. Maybe you didn’t want it in the first place.

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Prince of the Media Blitz: Why ace cricketer Yuvraj Singh announced his retirement amidst the World Cup

Do we instantly recall his triumphant Natwest knock or all those rumoured dates with Bollywood glamouristas when we think of him? Well, that's the bane of being Yuvraj Singh in Indian cricket.

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Why, Vivek Oberoi, Why? Just when his career could be reviving, why would the star do this to himself, all over again?

Vivek Oberoi wasted his talent getting embroiled in a huge controversy over his then-girlfriend. And now, after years of career wilderness, when he could have reentered Bollywood, he goes and does it again!

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Priyanka Chopra and her Met Gala dress: No, this was not fashion ka jalwa. To me, it showed a worried desi girl

Once upon a time, Priyanka Chopra showed India the power of confident reinvention. Why isn't she moving her game up now?

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The 10-Year Itch: Why men suddenly have to break their decade-old marriage. Surprisingly, it's less painful than what we thought

All mobility gives confidence. And men need that. And it's all about them. And no. It's not your fault.

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Holi parties then and now: What makes celebs stand about stiffly instead of letting loose?

Once, the stars drank, danced and dunked each other in Holi colours like no one was watching. Why are they so carefully choreographed in their celebrations today?

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The aftermath of the after-party: How the exciting 'after-party' has evolved over the decades

Everybody wants to be at an after-party. But only a select few get that entry pass. So what is so special about it?

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Why we love and hate Vijay Mallya so much

Many absconders owe more than him. But Vijay Mallya was particularly admired, then besieged because of the ultra-uber lifestyle he taught us all to aspire to.

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The Debutante's Ball: A modern spin on a medieval, and aristocratic ritual

Once, the Ball signified your past and future in an unforgivingly aristocratic society. These days, it has come to mean an entirely different ritual.

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From Rekha to Deepika: How love, marriage and careers have changed in Bollywood

Thank God for these sorted millennials. Not for them the boring and stuck-up, formatted relationships.

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Why rich weddings are surprisingly poor in taste

From invitation cards to brides' jewelleries — everything is so preciously boring.

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Why the #Metoo movement needs a credible legal framework

We need an investigation mechanism where experience and memory are admissible as evidence.

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#MeToo is very important. Do not trivialise it!

In a race to the next big name, let's not lose focus of the real issue.

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I love travelling but I hate airports. Here's why

There are more private airlines than ever but airports seem to be bursting at the seams, no matter what time you go for your flight.

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Why I look forward to read Lisa Brenner-Jobs’ memoir about her absentee father Steve Jobs

I want to know how my daughter might have felt.

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Let's talk about homophobia: How we choose to hate those different from us

Why can’t we respect someone else’s child and the path they choose to be on?

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What divers of the Thai rescue operation can teach politicians across the world

As great teams tumbled out of the football World Cup, humanity won in a cave in Thailand.

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Dude please, women love football too

The game is indeed a beautiful one and there are billions of us who follow it ardently.

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Why soon-to-be-married-Indians should consider prenups

When she said that she would have long walked out, I shamelessly listened.

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Can women in their 50s be successful at work?

There is a sky beyond the glass ceiling. More women should go for it.

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The ugly truth about celebrity entourage

The assistant, publicist, secretary, office manager know that they are utterly dispensable. They try to be important by association.

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Why marriage is a disastrous idea. I don't recommend it

It came to me as an epiphany!

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Why I don't have a problem with cosmetic surgery

In my leave-the-people-alone-to-do-as-they-wish kind of world view, it is just a notch above all the other beauty treatments.

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Why don’t we ever see our politicians at a fashion show?

Laugh, have some fun.

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Why shoes change a woman every time she slips into a pair

A giver of confidence and of elan.

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Why do we stop making friends as we get older?

We become inward-looking and pretend to be interested without being so.

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How rich girls behave in Delhi

And how restricting a lot of money can be.

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