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How to make a living as an author? You can’t.

In India at least, it’s close to impossible. Meagre advances, and next-to-nothing marketing budgets ensure one doesn’t make any moolah writing books anymore. BTW, a lot of that publishing money is going to influencer authors. Writers tell us why moving to international waters may be the only way to survive

Meet the man making India groove

Meet Himanshu Dulani, the man behind Karan Aujla’s addictive dance moves that has all of us saying I’ma Do My Thiiing

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For a generation born into a 24x7 information deluge, “rawdogging” is a desperate attempt at a manual override of the brain’s overstimulated circuits

It's time to savour the art of boredom

Gen Z is now ‘rawdogging boredom’, in simpler terms, this means that a generation that lives in an era of information overload is turning off from screens and creating time to do nothing. We ask creatives: Is this the only way to save our brains?

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For the band, the best way to portray their homes were carrying their mothers on their hearts and sleeves, representing their culture along the road

Mother's Day 2026: When Chai Met Toast on how they are taking their moms on tour

With their new album rooted in the idea of home, Achyuth Jaigopal of When Chai Met Toast shares how the band is carrying Kerala and their mothers on tour

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