Specials News - Page 2
'Itni besharmi nahi dekhi jati': Policing desire in a Mumbai public park
Mumbai boasts of famous lover haunts like Marine Drive, Bandra Bandstand, Nariman Point, Juhu Chowpatty beach and Versova's Rocky beach. Even though you'll see police patrolling these areas, they rarely trouble the oblivious lovers (apparently, hotels are the new Mumbai police specialty). But public parks, patrolled by private security guards, are another matter.
The big screen effect: How Bollywood’s influencing love, sex and relationships
One of the major mainstays of cinema around the world, and probably even more so in Bollywood, is romance. The idea of love, romance and pursuit, the idea of finding the man or woman of your dreams are a standard feature of Indian cinema.
Love, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in a Delhi slum
According to National Crime Record Bureau, in 2014, Delhi witnessed the highest number of suicides over ‘love affairs’ among 55 cities
Click. View. Match: Looking for real love in a virtual world
In the anonymity and the possibilities of connections, people manage to bare their soul to strangers; which, at times, blooms into lifelong associations.