Hello Bloggers! Just as the rains are tip-toeing to your respective towns, we give you our top picks for this time. These fabulous posts will make for beautiful reads this weekend as you curl up with a hot cuppa coffee, this rainy reason. Read what your fellow bloggers have been writing through the last week.
- Who: Shlok Desai
What: Bechdel test on Indian movies
Spicy: Shlok uses an American test to gauge whether our Bollywood films conform to gender biases or not. Read this post for light but intelligent humour and a few laughs.
- Who: Gaurav Sabnis
What: Antu Barva by P L Deshpande
Spicy: Gaurav attempts an ode to the Maharashtra’s beloved literary legend, P L Deshpande as he translates one of his memorable works from his book Vyakti Ani Valli.
- Who: Paushali De Roy
What: India, a country of culture, history, Bollywood and rapists
Spicy: What do foreigners feel India is like? How do Indians leaving abroad deal with foreigner’s right/wrong perceptions about their beloved homeland? Read on to find out.
- Who: Christopher Dsouza
What: Silence must be heard
Spicy: The author, very sensitively, highlights the problem of child abuse and children trafficking prevalent in the society. A must read!
- Who: Makrand
What: Plan a trip to Ladakh
Spicy: This season, take your backpack and run to the hills. Makrand gives you all the know how to plan and execute a trip to Ladakh.
- Who: Beloo Mehra
What: Of cracked pots, longing and impermanence
Spicy: Beloo, brings alive before us a classic poem by the legendary Punjabi poetess Amrita Pritam. A beautiful read.
- Who: Avinash Gupta
What: How non-football media in India will cover #wc2014
Spicy: The ultimate football season is here! Read this light piece if you love the sport and believe that it does not get adequate representation in the Indian media.
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