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When most people think of a feminist, they imagine a man-hating, bra-burning nag who is eternally on the lookout for sexist slights. It’s little wonder that young women today avoid the label. But a few super-earnest yet super-funny women in India and abroad are out to prove that the sisterhood can fight its battles with a smile rather than a scowl. For them, the whiplash of humour is a far more effective way of mocking patriarchy than anger. TOI-Crest finds out who’s putting the fun into feminism PAGES 4-6 WORD THE NEW PUNYABRATA PATTREA INSIDE PAGEWISE Send in your feedback and suggestions to: [email protected] Changing Tastes In God’s Own Country Once upon a time in CPM land, everyone decried America’s gluttony for goods. But Kerala is now turning into a consumer paradise with a voracious appetite for everything from big burgers to the latest gadgets P2 Meet, Sans Meat From vegan potlucks to niche dating sites, ethical singles are trying hard to find mates that are diet-compatible P7 Paper Power For the common man, RTI applications have become a means to access basic government services P3 Dancing Girls The mujra mohalla of Burhanpur is trying hard to bring back the crowds P8 Society 2 Question Time 3 Cover Story 4-6 Perspective 7 State Scan 8 Tech Tonic 9 Sports 10-11 Comment 12 Global 13 Cinema 14-15 Culture 16 Wine & Dine 17 Unwind 18 Travel 19 The Great Life 20 Brun-Maska Reloaded The quaintly worded rules, the berry pulaos and tales of quirky clients — a London eatery is recreating the charm of Mumbai’s Irani cafés P17 Sari ,The New Birkin Handloom saris are finally becoming a status symbol. Even the Herve Leger ‘bandage babes’ are sporting them in their zeal to look intellectual P20 BENNETT, COLEMAN & CO.LTD ESTABLISHED 1838 MUMBAI, NEW DELHI, BANGALORE, CHENNAI, KOLKATA, HYDERABAD & AHMEDABAD NUMBER OF PAGES:20 RS. 10.00 SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 2013 | www.timescrest.com The Crest Edition MUMBAI, WEEK OF APRIL 13 - APRIL 19, 2013
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When most people think of a feminist, they imagine a man-hating, bra-burning nag who iseternally on the lookout for sexist slights. It’s little wonder that young women today avoidthe label. But a few super-earnest yet super-funny women in India and abroad are out to
prove that the sisterhood can fight its battles with a smile rather than a scowl. For them, the whiplash of humour is a far more effective way of mocking patriarchy than
anger. TOI-Crest finds out who’s putting the fun into feminism
PAGES 4-6
WORDTHE
NEW
PUNYABRATA PATTREA
I N S I D E
PAGEWISE
Send in your feedback and suggestionsto: [email protected]
Changing Tastes InGod’s Own CountryOnce upon a time in CPM
land, everyone decried
America’s gluttony for
goods. But Kerala is now
turning into a consumer
paradise with a voracious
appetite for everything from
big burgers to the latest
gadgets P2
Meet, Sans MeatFrom vegan potlucks to
niche dating sites, ethical
singles are trying hard to
find mates that are
diet-compatible P7
Paper PowerFor the common man, RTI
applications have become a
means to access basic
government services P3
Dancing GirlsThe mujra mohalla of
Burhanpur is trying hard
to bring back the crowds P8
Society 2
Question Time 3
Cover Story 4-6
Perspective 7
State Scan 8
Tech Tonic 9
Sports 10-11
Comment 12
Global 13
Cinema 14-15
Culture 16
Wine & Dine 17
Unwind 18
Travel 19
The Great Life 20
Brun-Maska ReloadedThe quaintly worded rules,
the berry pulaos and tales of
quirky clients — a London
eatery is recreating the
charm of Mumbai’s Irani
cafés P17
Sari ,The New BirkinHandloom saris are finally
becoming a status symbol.
Even the Herve Leger
‘bandage babes’ are sporting
them in their zeal to look
intellectual P20
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