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The Man Who Aced CAT Six Times

arindam — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:14:23 +0000

The founder of Mumbai’s Quoin Academy has aced the Common Admission Test six times in as many years. But he neither prepares for these tests nor wants to join a B-school

12 May 2012
BY: Patrick D’Souza

The Man Who Wanted to Wed 500 Times

arindam — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:14:09 +0000

Holder of world records for the most flags tattooed on his body, most straws stuffed in his mouth and longest non-stop scooter journey ever, Guinness Rishi explains his need to break and set new records

21 April 2012
BY: Guinness Rishi

Moby Dick’s Avenger

arindam — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:23:39 +0000

Once, he sailed on ships that carted oil and timber around the world; today, Siddharth Chakravarty prowls the high seas in search of illegal whaling ships to thwart

14 April 2012
BY: Siddharth Chakravarty

The Man Who Wore a Sanitary Napkin

arindam — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 21:08:34 +0000

Villagers saw him cleaning his undergarments stained with goat blood and thought he had a sexual disease. But Arunachalam Muruganantham was only trying to make a smart, cheap sanitary pad for his wife

31 March 2012
BY: Arunachalam Muruganantham

My Life with Crickets, Frogs and Bees

arindam — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:55:06 +0000

The sex life of crickets, the hearing of frogs, the visual capacity of bees. Vivek Nityananda reports on the sleepless nights and surprising pleasures of his arcane pursuits

10 March 2012
BY: Vivek Nityananda

Joseph, No Last Name

arindam — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:23:03 +0000

The author, who was adopted by American parents, returns to District Three Hospital in Kottayam where the mother he’s never met gave him birth

3 March 2012
BY: AJ Bryant

Tears of a Bang Bang Man

arindam — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:07:13 +0000

Greg Marinovich, one of only two still alive from the Bang Bang Club of photographers, bares what it was like in those brutal days

18 February 2012
BY: Greg Marinovich

Flaunting the Write Look

arindam — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:25:48 +0000

In a world inundated with books, a female writer’s sexiness serves as a handy marketing tool. But, Annie Zaidi warns, this can prove counter-productive to a writer who wants to be taken seriously

11 February 2012
BY: Annie Zaidi

The Long and Winding Road

arindam — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:27:05 +0000

Ankur Rahman, along with his brother Rodin and their friend, Akhup Khom, decided to walk from Tezpur in Assam to Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh—a good 340 km away. Asked why, Ankur’s answer is “Why not?”

28 January 2012
BY: Ankur Rahman

Confronting My Assaulter

arindam — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:25:49 +0000

One day in her teens, a man who she treated like her father tried to rape her. She escaped, but the next day, she looked him in the eye and made him apologise. This suddenly changed the power equation

21 January 2012
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