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  9. ADMIN
    The World Test Championship’s one-off final match between India and New Zealand has finally kicked off on Saturday after Day 1 was completely washed off thanks to England’s ‘Rain Gods’ going merciless on international cricket fans.
    Although Day 2 was also unable to deliver on a complete 90-over Test day due to bad light in the final session, one of the biggest talking points came up thanks to New Zealand’s all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme and his magnificent mullet.
    When Americans tell me that test cricket is boring, I simply bring up Colin de Grandhomme’s hair.#IND #NZ #WTCFinal pic.twitter.com/DnCWRlthV6
    — Nipun Chopra, PhD (@NipunChopra7) June 19, 2021
    Ever since the first session of the day, Grandhomme was on point with his deliveries and gave very little to the Indian batsmen to capitalise on. 
    The Indian fans and social media trolls, on the other hand, had too much on their plate to not talk about, especially the way in which his mullet distracted them every single time he came to bowl.
    And then began the inevitable comparisons between the 34-year-old and the timeless heroes of Hindu mythology, and somewhere in your heart, you knew that this was bound to happen!
    With such brilliant hair, Colin de Grandhomme can probably star as Sri Krishna on Indian television shows. #NZvIND #ICCWorldTestChampionship pic.twitter.com/0GLU9TfMOc
    — Sanguine Procrastinator (@ChooseYourBoose) June 19, 2021Is it just me or does Colin de Grandhomme look like Arjun from Mahabharat, with his long hair? pic.twitter.com/ee0eT8FxKL
    — Straight Drive Podcast (@StraightDrive_) June 19, 2021Colin de Grandhomme hair style inspiration * #WTCFinal #INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/CcIwdKugIx pic.twitter.com/ekNVjzc2mv
    — लिबरल चचा 🇮🇳⚪ (@Liberal_chacha) June 19, 2021 If that wasn’t enough, the 90’s kids started seeing the legendary Sanjay Dutt’s iconic hairstyle from the era as the Black Cap’s inspiration for such a bold hairdo.
    You're not a 90s kid if de Grandhomme's hair doesn't remind you of Sanjay Dutt from Saajan.
    — Ripper (@Ace_Of_Pace) June 19, 2021Colin de Grandhomme hair style -#WTCFinals #WTCFinal2021 pic.twitter.com/o4EAX6IqJo
    — Mumbaikar.. (@DhasuMulgi) June 19, 2021Meh, why not throw some more references like Suniel Shetty’s bare-chested, long mullet phase, and the time when Shahrukh Khan used to look the same in every film?
    Look whose Hair style copied by Colin de Grandhomme #WTCFinal2021 pic.twitter.com/LiHA1Bmmt6
    — D Will (@MereeBaap) June 19, 2021say what you will about mullets but Colin de Grandhomme's hair is in illustrious company #WTCFinal2021 #INDvsNZ #WTC2021 pic.twitter.com/4IhEXQV2RO
    — icyhighs (@icyhighs) June 19, 2021Jokes aside, by the end of Day 2, Grandhomme turned out to be one of the best and efficient bowlers to be at skipper Kane Williamson’s disposal. He clocked in 11 overs, 6 of which were maidens, and gave away just 23 runs, working his magic with the new and fresh ball.
    Thankfully, it is being reported that the infamous Rain Gods have been smiling upon the WTC final ahead of Day 3. The light is proper, the sun is being predicted to be out which means fewer, and hopefully, no interruptions for either side and some A-Level cricket for the fans, who have waited for a year and a half to get to this stage of world-class competition.

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  10. ADMIN
    The concept of marriage is not the same for everyone. In the last couple of months, we have seen some bizarre weddings. 

    From a man dressed as a woman to crash his girlfriend's wedding to the groom showing up drunk, there have been so many instances where traditions have turned into a hilarious affair.
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    Very recently, we witnessed something similar in Ghanpur Village in Utnoor Mandal of Adilabad district, Telangana. 

    A tribal man decided to marry two women, at the same time. Both the girls are the daughters of his aunts. 
    The boy received blessings for marrying both of them from families and relatives, who said it's not an unusual practice as marrying two women is allowed in the Adivasi community. 
    Arjun, who hails from Ghanpur, married two girls on the same mandap, that was attended by their community.
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    As per reports, Arjun has completed his BEd degree and is yet to get a job. He is preparing for competitive exams. 

    The story started when Arjun first fell in love with Usha Rani and while it continued, he was also attracted to another girl. 
    Both the affairs lasted for four years and no one got to know about it. 
    When Arjun's parents wanted him to get married, the secret came out. Usharani is from the same village whereas Suryakala, the other girl, is from Shambhugdam.
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    Arjun confessed that he is in love with both the women and wants to marry them

    The marriage took place after taking the consent of both the women and turns out, they were okay with it, according to Pandra Jaivantharao of the Mandal Praja Parishad, of Utnoor Mandal. 
    He said, "It is common in tribal communities. It is a tribal tradition to get married to two women at the same time."
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    He further added, "However, this kind of marriage is a crime in the Hindu Marriage Act."

    Another community member said, "Since it was acceptable to both the girls and there was no objection from his parents and families of the girls, we went ahead with the marriage." 
    The two brides and the groom wore traditional garb and got married with rituals followed in their community.
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    Here's how the people on Twitter reacted.
    We can agree on this.
    Yaha logo se ek biwi nahi sambhalti🤣🤣
    — Shining Star 🇮🇳 (@ShineHamesha) June 19, 2021Wow!.
    Different rules for different people in the same country!
    Nonsense
    — कड़वी दवा (@156followers) June 19, 2021Haha
    Time to join this tribe @Shivam_h9
    — Sailor (@sailorsmoon) June 19, 2021Niggah who even didn't get one bride . pic.twitter.com/uSAsKTijHN
    — Desi Caffeine (@DesiCaffeine) June 19, 2021Double trouble

    Double Dhamaka
    — Indian (@Indian05088794) June 19, 2021If the girls are ok and if such process is organic then it's okay but we shouldn't promote this behaviour.
    — Vivek Sharma (@SweezyPoet) June 19, 2021Well now he'll get twice the fun as well twice the torture. Everything comes with a price.
    — ADITYA (@reticentaditya) June 19, 2021Yaha ek ka milna mushkil padd raha hai
    — Rogue || (@SaffronScout) June 19, 2021Even this makes sense.
    Pls don’t stifle their culture pls.
    — Chandni singh (@chandnisingh108) June 19, 2021We should admire their culture.
    — V.Shankar (@vshankar446031) June 19, 2021Le popatlal : pic.twitter.com/JcN75oHjNl
    — Climate activist memejeevi (@Meemjeevi) June 19, 2021A similar incident was seen in Chattisgarh. This kind of marriage is stated as unusual in society but for Chandu Maurya, the groom, it was consensual. 
    He was in love with Hasina and Sundari and he married them on the same mandap. 
    He had said, "I used to like both of them and they also liked me. We married consensually in front of all the villagers. However, family members of one of my wives did not come into our wedding function."

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  16. ADMIN
    Father’s Day is here and most of us are probably freaking out with guilt over not being able to buy the perfect gift for the most important man in our lives.

    But here’s the thing...you don’t really need to go big with presents and a party to make your dad feel special, and I am going to tell you how.
    Here are 6 ways to make your dad feel super special on Father’s Day without worrying about budget: 
    1. Give Him A ‘Champi’ Or A Nice ‘Malish’ © Unsplash
    Seriously, he will thank you so much for this, I can tell you from experience. My dad just loves it when at the end of the day I casually massage his shoulders (helps that I have strong AF hands!).

    So, all you need to do is grab some oil, ask your dad to relax and massage his head, or shoulders, or back, wherever he wants. He will love it!
    2. Cook Him His Favourite Snacks © Unsplash
    For a change, step into the kitchen, and cook up a storm all day by making him his favourite dishes. All day! I’m talking breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner. I already have my menu ready and am going to be busy all day.

    There is no better gift than food, my friend. And in this case, more than the food, you’re dad is going to be completely surprised by the fact that their super lazy offspring actually toiled in the kitchen! And when it comes to dads it’s usually something simple, yet sentimental.
    So, hurry, run to the kitchen!
    3. Ensure He Has To Do No Chores All Day © T-Series
    During the lockdown, the one thing I have noticed is that my dad has become more busy, even though he is retired. 

    The man keeps running around to get groceries, fixing broken things around the house, fixing the lawn, mending stuff...he has taken it upon himself to maintain the entire house! I am sure you too are seeing your dad behaving in a similar manner. 
    So, at least for today, take over those responsibilities and let the man chill on the bed, or at least lounge around the house with a cup of tea and his favourite snacks (that you cooked!)
    4. Ask Him To Tell You Stories From His Childhood © Dharma Productions
    There is no father in the world who does not love to sit his kids down and begin stories with “Jab mai tumhari umar ka tha...” So, today, instead of him coming to you with the stories, surprise him and go to him asking for the memories.

    Ask him everything, and even repeat some of the stories he has already told you. He would love to simply narrate some of the best moments of his life from an era gone by.
    5. Watch His Favourite Movies With Him © Unsplash
    I am sure most of us just love to stay in our rooms all day doing God knows what. So, today, just for a day, I want you to step out of your cave and actually chill with your dad watching HIS favourite films. 

    Trust me, it will be a whole different experience.  
    6. Write/Tell Him How Much He Means To You © Dharma Productions
    Some of us, have a problem saying the words ‘I love you’ to our dads. Don’t worry, you’re not alone if you have this issue. It’s just the way it is, some of us don’t have that equation with our dads. It doesn’t mean we don’t love them any less, oh no, it’s just that we are not able to speak out the words. 

    So, today, put those thoughts on paper and surprise your father by showing him what you mean to him.
    I would also advise you to not be in the same room when he is reading if you want to avoid crying like a broken tap, in case you’re an emotional sap like me!

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  17. ADMIN
    Shashwat Sachdev’s Dobara has to be one of those songs that you instantly fall in love with and put on repeat for hours and hours, regardless of what your music preferences are. 
    A dive into the innovative lo-fi genre, the song is about the “feeling of being in love but still feeling incomplete,” according to the artist.

    “I feel like the song is about incomplete love. Maybe, a person wishes to move away from their lover but the lover wishes to leave the opportunity of being with them once again, maybe in this lifetime or the next,” Shashwat says.
    A National Award-winning Indian music composer whose own rendition of warcry not only became iconic in the movie Uri: The Surgical Strike but continues to be one of the most engaging background music titles in the Indian film industry to this date. 
    And if the National Award wasn’t enough to tell you how talented the Jaipur-born is, the fact that people started making his tunes their ringtones ought to do it.

    But the transition from filmy music to making a self-titled album "Sha" has not been the smoothest. 
    He misses the instant gratification which comes with filmy songs and the kind of recognition they get thanks to them continuously being played in the background of trailers and launch events, so much so, that by the time the audience goes to watch the movie, they already know the lyrics to his songs.
    Conversely, the process of making an album do well is a grind and its success depends on how many people would organically refer it to their friends and family members. 
    Clearly passionate about this project, a humble Shashwat goes on to address his concerns and nervousness about Dobara.

    “For a couple of days (after the song was out), I was honestly very underwhelmed that it did not work. I felt that there was a certain gap between how you do film work and how you work as an artist,” he says. “I wanted my audience to also hear it, but I realized that it is a slow process.” 
    His worries are understandable, considering the song is like a pet project of his that he wrote and produced last year after consulting with his wife, Magic, who is also a very talented producer. 
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    When you hop on to the official music video on YouTube, the likes-to-dislikes ratio and the comments section flooded with nothing but positive feedback, tell the real story of how nicely the audience has received it. For Shashwat, these things are simply “added expectations”. 
    “I want to contribute by contributing not just by expecting that I would like to get these many likes or these many comments. I feel these parameters are very bad for an artist who wants to create as an independent person. If you are trying to create something and you want to clearly contribute, then expecting or depending on ‘likes and comments are really disturbing.
    Talking about the video, you’d notice that it is not your typical music bit with choreography, or hundreds of dancers, or even a couple of famous faces enacting a romantic scene. Nope. There’s this one guy, scrolling through his phone with his headphones on, on a rainy night. Not only does Shashwat stay true to the lo-fi genre with such a simplistic video, but it also allows his music to take centre stage. “Focused at being distracted,” Shashwat calls it. 
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    “The reason for having a lo-fi video was actually to show this guy sitting in the room who's just so sincerely distracted. And he wants to think about the girl that's left him and wait for her. It's a beautiful night, and it's raining, and it's a beautiful room. He could have been with somebody else that night, and there's this work that needs to be done but his focus is on waiting for that girl to come back,” he explains. 

    Shashwat gives a lot of attention to his wife, Magic, for making him the artist he is today. He says it was she who opened up his mind and supported him to follow what he really wanted to do after he’d gone to America and had gotten “distracted”, to his own confession.
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    “I learned classical music for 21 years, studied western classical piano for around 10-11 years, and I had only listened to Bollywood music for the first 18 years of my life. Then, I started dating Magic when I was 18 and the first English song I ever heard was played to me by her,” the musician explains.
    “When I was in Los Angeles one day, I remember I called her and I was very upset and she said something to me that stuck with me forever. She said ‘Own your desi, Sha’ and I think has been her biggest influence on me,” he adds.
    And owned his desi, Shahwat has. You could see how he has managed to make a distinctive position for himself in the Indian music industry and has only made his position stronger as he went from one project to another. 
    He started applying this version of his when he first did the Anushka Sharma produced Phillauri, doubled back for Veere Di Wedding and perfected in Uri.

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  18. ADMIN
    Although most of us have started to take cognizance of the fact that mental health issues are quite common, and just like any health issues, there shouldn’t be any taboo in seeking help, the sad reality is that professional and quality healthcare, for even the most basic of issues, is expensive.

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    Most experienced psychiatrists and counsellors charge around Rs 1500-2000 for a session. While this may be affordable for some, for a large segment of society, especially the younger generation, it is impossible to spend that amount twice every week, for a prolonged period of time. 

    For Darasing Khurana, though, this shouldn’t be a hindrance for people who really need help. 
    The filmmaker and former Mr India has been actively working with mental healthcare professionals in making counselling more affordable and approachable for people. 
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    This is why, through his foundation, Pause Breathe Talk, he’s helping people reach out to counsellors who charge as little as Rs 250.

    We had a chat with Dara about his pet project, and how he is going about his pet project, Pause Breathe Talk Foundation, and how he’s helping connect patients with doctors they can afford. 
    Edited Excerpts: © Instagram/darasingkhurana
    How did you start out with Pause Breathe Talk Foundation?

    2020 was a very difficult year for a lot of us, for a number of reasons. 
    I was really shaken up when I came to know of Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide. We were good friends and during our struggling days, we were flatmates for some time. I would often look up to him. 
    After I sorted myself out, I just put up a story on Instagram, like many other actors and models, saying that I, along with a lot of people, was always available to lend an ear, to hear you out.
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    A lot of my friends and I were inundated with messages and responses, wherein, people just wanted to talk, to find someone who would just listen to them. 
    Some of the issues that we came to know of during these calls made me realise just how difficult things can be. There are certain things that your friends, no matter how well-meaning they are, can’t help you with and you need professional help. 
    So, that’s where the idea for the foundation came up with.
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    Tell us about the process, how do you go about connecting people with counsellors? And how do you get counsellors to join you?

    We have a very simple and basic model. People just reach out to the foundation, using Instagram DMs. They talk to us for a little bit, and then we just share their details and their case with a group of counsellors, who take up the cases, as per their expertise.
    We approached quite a few people, who had their own practices and have been in the field for over 10-15 years. I spoke to them and tried to make a case, asking them to lower their charges for the patients we referred. 
    The lowered charges were still high. I, therefore, approached the younger counsellors, who just have about 2-3 years of experience, and who really want to help people out. 
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    Let’s talk about the economics of the foundation. The main idea was to make counselling and access to mental healthcare more affordable for people. How do you achieve that?
    If you need to go for a therapy session 8-10 times a month, which is about twice a week, you are looking at spending about Rs 20,000 per month, which isn’t affordable for a lot of people. 
    People of the younger generation, those who’re still in college or have just started earning, will find it more difficult to allocate that much money monthly.
    So, our counsellors charge about Rs 250 for each session. Sometimes, when a person is not able to afford that as well, I will pay for that person out of my own pocket.
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    Does the lack of experience of the counsellors ever become an issue?

    I wouldn’t say that the counsellors we have lack experience. They deal with the cases to the best of their abilities. Moreover, we have a mentor, who has been very integral to the foundation. This person has over 14 years of experience and is a faculty member at Christ University in Bengaluru. 
    All of us have a weekly recalibration meeting of sorts, where the counsellors, get counselled and are guided whenever they are dealing with a little tricky case.
    We also have a psychiatrist on board, in case one of our patients needs a little extra care. All of these people, including the counsellors have their own practices and their own commitments. 
    I cannot thank them enough for being a part of this and making time for these people.
    What kind of cases does the foundation mostly get?
    We get messages from people with all sorts of issues. One of the first cases that we got was of a girl who was having some suicidal thoughts because her relationship with her parents wasn’t that great and they were hindering her from getting married to the guy she wanted to. 
    Because we started our operations during the lockdown, there were several people who needed grief counselling to help them deal with the loss of a loved one. 
    We have had quite a few people get in touch with us, who lost both their parents within months.  We have counsellors who specialise in different areas and each of them volunteer to pick cases that they think they will be best suited for.
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    Have you had regular doctors reach out to the organisation during the pandemic?

    I am glad that you asked this because most of us have this impression that doctors can’t fall sick, or they can’t have mental health issues, that they are somehow immune to all this. That is not the case. 
    We have had several doctors reach to us, especially the ones who just started practising or just started their training as healthcare workers. 
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    There was this one young doctor who had just started her internship. She became clinically depressed only a month or two after the surge in cases, because she was all alone, and was seeing people die around her every day. Gladly, she is much better now. 

    Thinking that doctors are immune to mental health issues is ignorant. They are human beings just like us, and they can have issues. 

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