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#Thread Every #Sunday, we at @HuffPostIndia have been publishing a mix of empathetic reported longreads, & fun, engaging pieces on gender, pop culture, food, relationship, & politics. Wanted to thank everyone who spoke to us for our stories and the lovely writers who contributed.
Last Sunday, @Tariqe77 spoke to @IrfanPathan about why he frequently wades into the swamp that Twitter can be on issues of race and religion. Something most popular sports people avoid https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/irfan-pathan-cricket-racism-communalism-india_in_5ef61a27c5b6ca97090ef5ae
And @thatdoggonelady wrote about the comfort food that chefs cooked through the #lockdown. My favourite on this list was the meal comprising dal-chawal and chilli chicken. Reading this felt like a warm hug https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/comfort-food-india-lockdown-chefs_in_5ef62402c5b6ca97090f04f9
#Ilaiyaraaja has often been accused of not being political enough. @rajamanirajesh, however, revealed how to understand his politics on caste, one just needs to pay attention to his fabulous music https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/to-appreciate-ilaiyaraaja-s-anti-caste-politics-you-have-to-listen-to-his-music_in_5eda5614c5b6817661649db5
The lockdown and the #COVID19 pandemic influenced what people expect their partners to be like, for both singles and couples. @Debarati_Chak spoke to cis-het single women on how it changed what they were looking for in men. https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/how-the-lockdown-changed-what-single-indian-women-were-looking-for-in-men_in_5edc9028c5b6f721d74a4cf6
Food has been many things to me during the last few weeks: refuge, distraction and even a source of frustration. Spoke to some wonderful people who did much more with food than post culinary achievements on Instagram (which too was lovely imo) @srini091 https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/love-pain-memories-the-story-of-food-during-the-lockdown_in_5ee51168c5b6d95e68813224
Pratika spoke to models, casting agents, brands, writers & Instagram influencers for this deeply-reported piece on the Indian fashion industry's selfish and opportunistic exploitation of the hard work of plus size models https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/mtvs-supermodel-hunt-is-proof-that-indias-fashion-biz-is-not-inclusive_in_5e7fa59ec5b6cb9dc1a165cc?gtx
#TikTok can be awful like when users romanticised the #DelhiRiots on it, but it brought joy and recognition to many who are left out from our exclusionary, elitist Instagram/Twitter influencer bubbles. @IsmatAraa found one such man https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/arman-rathod-tik-tok-star_in_5ed323b0c5b6921167ee8c9c
#MentalHealth is important, but it's a long way to go for Indians, even the ones who turn up for therapy. Do you treat our therapists right? Psychologist @rachanasays recounted her community's biggest fears https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/india-therapists-boundaries-mental-health_in_5ec9f84bc5b601360207e0da
As the headline implies, it took some work on the part of women to 'get' men to 'work'. As horrid as it sounds, families are complicated. Writer @AsavariSingh , a mother of two herself, heard as women spoke their hearts out. https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/what-does-it-take-to-get-indian-men-to-do-household-chores_in_5e920a5cc5b6f7b1ea82b7a2
Do 'five ways to drape a saree' and 'five ways to protest communalism' on social media have to be mutually exclusive? No, these brave Muslim lifestyle bloggers told me. @Fashionopolis https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/muslim-lifestyle-bloggers-are-frustrated-with-the-hypocrisy-of-india-s-influencers_in_5e9ac36fc5b63639081efef4?ljld
Indian families can be loving and helpful and also deeply patriarchal with no respect for personal decisions at the same time. How does one discuss wanting to be child free with people who love you but don't always get you? Pratika reported https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/how-to-talk-to-parents-about-not-wanting-children_in_5e3d471fc5b6f1f57f0f399f?kjalkjad
One of the pieces I absolutely loved editing. Thoughtful, smart and powerful. https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/arranged-marriage-asexual-man_in_5e3efecdc5b6bb0ffc121745?laslas
I used to be a woman with a 'main apni favourite hoon' sticker on my workstation. After #ImtiazAli 's #loveaajkal 2 released and I watched it with growing horror, I aged a few dozen years. So this. https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/imtiaz-ali-love-aaj-kal-review-women_in_5e5170e3c5b629695f5b43af?lkjdljdlksD
At @HuffPostIndia , we are always looking to document diverse voices and experiences. Would love to hear from you and read your pitches. My DMs are open.
