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Gen Z is dancing to ‘Des Rangila’ on Independence Day—with steps imported from Brazil

‘Des Rangila’ has dominated patriotic sentiment in the country for 20 years. Though in the age of Gen Z, it has undergone some changes—and a...

16.08.2026 20

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Abhinav Bisht is the breakout star from CJP protest. His brand is TikTok nostalgia

Many wondered what Abhinav Bisht would do after the protest. But it was only the beginning. Hoping to cash in on the Gen Z economy, the geriatric...

09.08.2026 20

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BJP’s Gen Z Instagram outreach has flopped. Friends are cringing

The tools of mockery BJP perfected have been picked up by teenagers who used them to demand a Union minister's resignation. Now, the government's...

01.08.2026 20

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Gen Z took the ‘kuchu puchu’ route to dissent. The protest was endlessly memefied

It didn't take long for the meme generation to find the joke in their pain. If the police dominated the day's headlines, the students would write its...

26.07.2026 20

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Drag or bangles aren’t insults. Students’ protest posters need to catch up

When posters treat femininity as humiliation, male intimacy as a joke, and queer/trans identities as slur, they shrink the circle of people who can...

26.07.2026 20

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Alankar Mishra is India’s newest rural gyani influencer. People compare him to Shakespeare

Alankar Mishra’s videos have some permanent fixtures: a blue or brown banyan, a half-smoked joint, and the aura of a man who has cracked the code.

19.07.2026 40

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Roblox is digital ghar-ghar for Gen Z

Roblox edits are a worthy successor to the Ganji Chudail brand of Indian mememaking.

12.07.2026 20

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Haryanvi song ‘Ab Tera Beta Mera Hai’ is Indian women’s new anthem against mama’s boys

The viral Haryanvi banger is a pushback against overbearing in-laws, as well as the manchildren who refuse to take a stand for their partners.

06.07.2026 30

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Delhi mango party gave India’s favourite summer situationship one last viral moment

India and mangoes are a tale as old as time. Open any novel by a desi writer and you’ll find mango somewhere in the first chapter.

05.07.2026 40

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Football still has a homophobia problem. Pride flags aren’t enough in FIFA World Cup

FIFA’s decision to allow pride flags at the Iran vs Egypt World Cup match has caused a stir online. And yet, FIFA has held firm on its principle of...

29.06.2026 30

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