Madhuri Dixit recently received a notice from the Haridwar Food and Drug Administration for endorsing the nutritional value of Maggi, after the UP government found dangerously high levels of lead in a batch of noodles. While a debate rages about whether brand ambassadors can be held responsible for the quality of products, there is another side to the […]
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Dark And Lovely…
One Sunday morning, sipping my cup of coffee, I happened to glance through the matrimonial column and literally choked. No, I did not find a suitable husband for myself, far from that. But what did draw the breath out of me was the obsession with fair complexion. There was not one single advertisement, which didn’t mention, “Wanted fair bride/bridegroom.” I mean, […]
Brown Girl On An Island
About three or four years ago, in a crowded Mumbai restaurant, a male friend, who weighs at least 150 kgs, asked me, “Have you stopped exercising?” A female friend who was with us, and who, since the time I have known her, has put on at least 20 kgs, chimed in, “Yea, you were very […]