Kanika G – Author of the Month, January 2020
It gives me immense pleasure to announce the launch of the ‘Author of the Month’ series here at ‘The Tina Edit’. What adds to my joy is the fact that I have Kanika G on-board, as both Nadine, my daughter…
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Category Culture
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Book Review of ‘Shakuni & The Dice of Doom : Book 2 of the Mahabharata Series’ by Mallar Chatterjee
‘You had everything working for you, I see!’ ‘Do you know what went in my favour? It was the fact that you all found your own hate lines?’ These lines from ‘Shakuni & The Dice of Doom: Book 2 of…
Book Review of ‘Hiraeth’ by Dr. Shivani Salil
I missed being one of the participants of the #AtoZChallenge hosted by Blogchatter last year. I’ve enjoyed the whole experience starting from the conceptualization of the theme, drafting of posts, and compiling them into a book at the end. But,…
Book Review of ‘Naked Beneath the Midnight Sun’ by Kamalini Natesan
Kamalini Natesan’s ‘Naked Beneath the Midnight Sun’ is an enchanting coming of age story that will stay etched in your mind for a long time. It is the story of Suchareeta from South Delhi, who longs to escape from her…
Why Creativity is Important and How to Nurture it
*Updated on Nov 2020 … are curious, flexible, persistent and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play.’ Fill in the blanks, folks! I don’t know about you. But, the word that popped up in my…
Pishachini
Lying on the floorWounded, naked and numbYou called meA slutA bitchA whoreAnd a cuntAsked me to play by your rulesOr fuck back off to where I came from. Close on the heels of the chaseYou smirk, “Too easy a prey!”Go…
They are neither items nor girls! Let’s learn to respect the women in the glamour industry
A fellow Bollywood-buff relative of mine commented, “Katrina Kaif will never get respect.” “Why so?” I asked. “Because she does these cheap item songs!” I wondered what was so wrong in dancing item songs. Why aren’t male lead actors accused…
Here are my top favorite songs of the iconic Madonna
There’s a before Madonna and after Madonna era in the Hollywood pop industry in my opinion. There were some brilliant singers before her. Better than her. But Madonna redefined everything and everyone else (especially the female pop artists) after she,…
Mission Mangal – My movie experience
I am on a mission. Nothing critical or clandestine. As a parent, I want my daughter to adapt to the local culture. It’s been three years since we moved back to India. My daughter still has to sink her teeth…
“Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” is a Halloween party masquerading as a movie
Watched Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” with family yesterday. Who’s complaining when you have hot people like Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie as the lead actors. The movie is definitely easy on your eyes. Watching the…