Mind of the single male: What do men want?
Six bachelors, ranging in age from 24 to 37, from Parsi to Gujarati, Sindhi to Marwari, tell all from the Indian male’s dating expectations to how they get picked up.
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Does your designation really matter?
Beyond setting an internal pecking order within the organisation, from an employee’s perspective, what is the utility of this tag?
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Stupid Cupid: Or why I support the Shiv Sena today
Valentine’s Day is the one day of the year when Rajyasree Sen becomes a strong supporter of the Shiv Sena. From Facebook gushing to a Love Goddess named Damdami Mai, her cup of V-day phobia runneth over.
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Did we all play a part in Whitney’s death?
There is a morbid fascination with celebrity, which isn’t about wanting to be rich or famous or talented but about wanting to feel better about ourselves when they fail.
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Some interesting readings
A guide to some of the interesting articles of the last few weeks
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Top Gear India: Why some of us found it funny
Watching an entertainment programme like Top Gear doesn’t make you dumb – it’s just personal taste and desire for a distraction. Top Gear understands what it does, and understands its viewers so well that it is one of the most popular BBC exports worldwide.
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Want Loyalty? Don’t focus on rewards.
Ramu Dosawala has a loyal customer base, and no, he doesn’t have a rewards program. There is an important lesson here for marketers.
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An ode to the Werewolf: fantasy fiction’s most popular shape-shifter
Werewolves are creatures who are victims of unlucky accidents; regular humans who have inadvertent contact with the supernatural.
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Lokpal and its other pals
We all know and hoped for the utopian Lokpal. What we got instead were the Jokepal, Thokpal, Chokepal… and many other versions. Which one is your own favorite?
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Plastic surgery makes you look seven years younger
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Rupee seen down on oil payments
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Nine-year-old shoots classmate in Washington state
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Letting it all hang out: Nudist clubs in India
What do you do if you are a 32-year-old father of two who likes being in the nude? You go online and find other like-minded people who want to strip down as well. Nudist groups are getting online love but on the ground it’s a different story.
#GoodReads #Naturism #Nudist community #Nudity
Wedding detectives in India: Investigating future mothers-in-law
The Internet has made it easier for Indian families to arrange marriages. But there’s a downside. Future in-laws don’t always know who they’re dealing with. That’s where private detectives come in.
#Amitabh Sihag #India #Marriage #Sherlock Holmes #ThisisNext #Wedding
Wolf in teacher’s clothing: How schools protect sexual predators
We should teach our kids to protect themselves. But it’s hypocritical to tell a child to be brave when the rest of us — the school, politicians and parents — are creating a conspiracy of silence that endangers their safety.
#Child sexual abuse #Paul Meekin #Schools #ThatsJustWrongReader debate: NRI daughters and Indian culture
Our readers debate the concepts of Indian culture, and parental gender discrimination.
#Indian culture #LetterstoFP #NRI #Social IssuesCan women sell whiskey, and men, sanitary napkins?
BRANDS which inspire fierce passion should ideally be led by it. At least in a perfect world. But as we know now, with the recent elections, the world is far from perfect.
#Abanti Shankaranarayanan #Diageo PLC #JustSaying #WhiskeyDoes your designation really matter?
Beyond setting an internal pecking order within the organisation, from an employee’s perspective, what is the utility of this tag?
#appraisals #corporate structure #designation #HowThisWorksThe NRI double standard: Daughters, go home!
Nowhere is the Indian double standard more evident than in the bosom of a small section of seemingly modern, highly educated and sophisticated NRI’s who are sending their daughters ‘home’ even as they keep their sons by their side.
#daughters #Globaltribal #Indian culture #NRIsThe Weekly Firstpost Quiz
Do you really, really follow the news every week? Here are seven questions on developments of the last seven days. If you’ve been a regular visitor to Firstpost, you should get all the answers right.
#buzz #FirstpostQuiz #GamesRunway report from Delhi fashion week: Colours, trends and accessories
Our wrap up of trends for Fall / Winter 2012 from the Wills India Fashion Week in New Delhi.
#Abraham & Thakore #InGoodTaste #Tarun Tahiliani #Wills India Fashion Week
