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Madhusree Ghosh

Madhusree is a feature writer who loves Kolkata, is learning to love Mumbai. She loves to travel, write and bake

Articles by Madhusree Ghosh

Marking the spot: A new website lists, remembers soldiers who died on duty

Families are contributing anecdotes and memories too. ‘He loved his mother, his bike and me,’ says a fiance. ‘He treasured family time’, says a mom.

Honourpoint has been set up by three retired Wing Commanders, MA Afraz, Rajendra Prasad and LK Chaubey. The eventual aim is to pay tribute to every deceased India soldier since August 15, 1947.

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Updated on Jan 21, 2018 08:41 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

It’s all in the head: Maang Teekas get a makeover

The dangling head ornament is lighter, cooler and funkier and the party season is a good time to take it out for a spin.

NakhreWaali creates maatha pattis made using shell, knitted thread, mirrors and coins.(NakhreWaali)

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Published on Dec 22, 2017 08:44 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

A Bengali songbook is helping rewrite local history in the Australian Outback

Meet Samia Khatun, the young scholar behind the riveting tale of a book mistaken for a Quran, and a community lost in time.

‘I recognised the script — it was Bengali — and it wasn’t religious verse, it was poetry,’ says Khatun, describing how she began her journey of discovery.

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Updated on Nov 26, 2017 01:01 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

From board games to portable bars, here’s how to make house parties cool again

Check out services that will help you plan, organise and dress up for an epic do too.

Dream Party will set up a cosy party for you within four hours anywhere in the city, once you select the theme.

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Updated on Nov 25, 2017 10:07 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByLavina Mulchandani, Madhusree Ghosh and Anubhuti Matta

Music players, reflective collars, a rescue app: Tech is your pets’ best friend

Animal lovers and activists are using technology to make animals’ lives easier in small but significant ways.

NGO Animals Matter To Me has created a yoyo-sized woofer that can hang from a dog’s collar and play soothing tunes to calm it during a storm or festival. The music is a mix of flute, water and pan pipe sounds.

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Updated on Nov 12, 2017 08:43 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

This weekend, look back on Burman

Sakti Burman, now 84, gets a long overdue retrospective in Mumbai titled In the Presence of Another Sky – a show that surveys his output across nearly six decades.

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Published on Oct 17, 2017 05:01 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Expert tips to knock that festive weight off

Diwali doesn’t have to turn into weight-gain season. Opt for sushi instead of cheesy pasta, give rasgulla a chance over gulab jamun and keep an eye on portion sizes

Experts know exactly how temptation works. They know how hard it is to resist a barfi, or a second helping of a lovingly cooked festive meal. It’s time to get smarter about what you consume this season.(Images Bazaar)

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Updated on Oct 15, 2017 11:00 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRhythma Kaul and Madhusree Ghosh

From ghosting to breadcrumbing, the new glossary of love

How many of these new-age relationship statuses do you recognise?

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Updated on Sep 10, 2017 01:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Teenagers across India are crowdfunding to help social causes. Here’s how

They’re crafting evocative online campaigns to raise money for heart surgeries and musical instruments, cataract care, even to help NGOs make rent.

The crowdfunding pages of teenagers Crish Chengappa, Sathvik Vudumula, Ishnoor Singh, Varun Jhunjhunwalla, Aryaman Shaan and Meher Kaur Rikhy. They are among hundreds of children across the country successfully raising money for social causes via online crowdfunding campaigns.

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Updated on Aug 02, 2017 10:31 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

This Mumbai film-maker went from fat to fit, he tells you how

Three years ago, his weight hit 114kg. the heaviest I had ever been, but now he weighs 79kg

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Updated on Jul 28, 2017 05:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Rainbow bagels, pizzas on fire — how did these new food fads get here?

What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten in the city? Perhaps it’s time to update that list.

The unicorn bagel comes to us via, where else, but New York City.(It Happened in New York)

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Published on Jul 07, 2017 03:24 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Damaged bone or cartilage? Now, grow your own cells in a lab

Instead of using artificial implants, renegerative cell therapy is helping patients regain normal function with less chance of infection and extensive surgery.

A small part of the joint cartilage is taken through a keyhole procedure, and is grown in a special manner to convert it into stem cells in the laboratory. This is then applied on the area showing loss of joint cartilage.(istock)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2017 07:43 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRhythma Kaul and Madhusree Ghosh

‘...And suddenly, I went viral!’ First-hand stories of flash fame

What happens when you’ve become the internet’s darling without evening meaning to? For Aranya Johar, Merenla Imsong, Saima Hussain Mir and Amisha Bhardwaj, life hasn’t quite been the same.

Amisha Bhardwaj, the bride who danced in shorts in her pre-wedding video; Merenla Imsong, who posted a video on North-Eastern stereotypes; Saima Hussain Mir, the ‘girl in the SRK selfie’; and Aranya Johar , who wrote ‘A Brown Girl’s Guide to Gender’ for Women’s Day.(Imaging: Shrikrishna S Patkar)

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Updated on Jun 27, 2017 04:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Tweets inspired by Friends, GoT: Meet the cops playing it cool on social media

Special cells within metro police departments are reaching out to a new generation with humour, on everything from drugs to traffic rules.

(Clockwise from top left) Posts by the Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai police departments, using cheeky memes and artful imagery to spread awareness and reach out.

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Updated on Jun 27, 2017 04:50 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

A Google exhibition is showcasing ancient tales hidden in sari weaves

Check out 3,000 years of global fashion at the virtual gallery. Among the displays, items from two Mumbai museums.

An example of textiles produced by various craftsmen in and around Bhuj, Gujarat, as an expression of the aftermath of the terrible earthquake in that region in 2002.(Image courtesy Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya)

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Updated on Jul 04, 2017 04:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Bored of paperbacks? These ‘human libraries’ in Mumbai have their own story to tell

Mumbai city news: The initiative has its roots in Copenhagen, Denmark, where four men held the first-ever human library event in 2000.

Readers listen to stories from people acting as human libraries at Title Waves, Bandra, on Sunday.(Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times)

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Updated on May 29, 2017 09:16 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh, Mumbai

Working it: Office buddy gangs are changing Mumbai’s restaurant game

Mumbai city news: Huge spaces, big tables, cheap drinks and waiters who remember what each person in your group of 20 ordered

Mumbai, India - May 24, 2017:Group of corporate peoples enjoy the evening at Thdi Mill Social in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (Photo by Satyabrata Tripathy/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Jun 02, 2017 03:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Preventing diabesity, one person at a time: #Wellness book review

The Blood Sugar Solution gets you moving, with quizzes, a comprehensive wellness plan and a focus on creating health rather than treating disease.

The issue of diabesity is global and the root causes are common across the board. So, everyone, as Hyman puts it, has the power to become a part of a movement to “take back our health”.(iStock photo)

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Updated on May 21, 2017 08:42 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

IN PICS | History on wheels: When museum reached malls, chowpatty in Mumbai

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj museum takes its van to Lower Parel on International Museum Day, with an exhibition on India through the centuries.

Arnav Desai, 4, checks out a Megalithic Age burial setup, amid some calming reassurance from his dad. His mother took the day off from work so the family could make it to the ‘bus museum’, which was parked at the Phoenix Mill mall on Thursday.(Anshuman Poyrekar / HT Photo)

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Updated on May 19, 2017 10:28 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Getting a buzz cut? Here’s how your hair can change someone else’s life

Donate your hair the next time you cut it, and someone in need could get a free wig. Take a look at how donors are helping cancer, brain injury and alopecia patients find strands of hope.

Did you know that you could donate your hair? NGOs are working with wig-makers to provide free wigs to people with cancer, brain injury or alopecia. A good wig costs about Rs 30,000, so even many middle-class patients can’t afford one after they have paid for, say, chemotherapy or brain surgery.(Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)

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Updated on May 14, 2017 10:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Book review: An introduction to the world the mind is not trained to see

Prehistoric Man saw only what he needed to see in order to survive, says Beau Lotto. Our challenges are new, and we need new ways of seeing.

Beau Lotto’s book, Deviate, touches upon subjects such as the physiology of assumptions and the role of perception in innovation.

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Updated on Jul 20, 2017 11:51 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Bollywood A-listers taking to web shorts: A look at what’s out there

There’s humour and subtlety, dark comedy and courage in the short films that some of our best-known actors and directors are making for the internet.

Jackie Shroff and Neena Gupta like you’ve never seen them before. Khujli, 2017.

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Updated on Apr 23, 2017 09:31 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

See Jackie Shroff, Imtiaz Ali, Kalki like you’ve never seen them before

Why are Bollywood A-listers doing web shorts? Because it’s quick, fun and lets them do things they could never have done on the big screen.

As stars take to web shorts, Naseeruddin Shah finds lost love, Jackie Shroff and Neena Gupa get kinky, Tisca Chopra takes off all her make-up, Kalki Koechlin shatters stereotypes and Manoj Bajpayee dances the Taandav.

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Updated on Apr 22, 2017 05:39 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Threesomes, sex games, Barbie doll vaginas: Porn is changing how we do it

Women are telling gynaecs they want vaginas that look ‘like the girl in the video’s’. Men are worried they’re not lasting as long as the dudes on screen.

lifestyle

Updated on Apr 21, 2017 09:16 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Agnipankh, a fiery play about politics, power and love

Meeta Vasisht, who plays a bold Brahmin in the years after Independence, says the play represents all the things missing in today’s theatre.

Agnipankh is set in politically turbulent India of 1948. It tells a tale of Durgeshwari or Baisaab, a Brahmin matriarch whose life goes topsy-turvy when Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by a Maratha Brahmin.

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Updated on Mar 25, 2017 08:21 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

High-waist jeans, chunky boots: Fashion goes back to the 1990s

Hit rewind on your style, trends from two decades ago are hot right now, but with a twist

Chunky boots from Truffle Collection. They go well with skinny-fit jeans, a bomber jacket, a T-shirt and a backpack.(Jabong)

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Updated on Feb 25, 2017 09:59 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

Early start: These kids are selling apps, starting businesses while still in school

The kids are 12 to 17 years old and they have set up their own companies, pitched products to investors, made documentaries for WWF and also won international awards for a sci-fi film

Entrepreneurs Avi Dayani (left), 13 and Nakshh Kohli ,12 came up with an idea for an app called Shanny, or Short Service Nanny.(Burhaan Kinu/HT Photo)

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Updated on Feb 19, 2017 10:35 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

HT Kala Ghoda Arts Festival: Food, frolic and fashion

Patrons tuck into grub from kebabs to waffles; jewellery and handicraft stalls see huge footfall, while night ends on a musical note

Rajasthani food stalls dot the landscape during the HT Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, at Cross Maidan on Sunday.(Pratik Chorge/HT)

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Updated on Feb 06, 2017 02:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh, Mumbai

Kung Fu Yoga review: Jackie Chan, Sonu Sood’s movie has lot of action but no yoga

Before you watch Kung Fu Yoga, you should know that the film has a lot of Kung Fu, no connection to yoga and previous little by way of script.

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Updated on Feb 10, 2017 06:19 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh, Mumbai

A school for grannies is making dreams come true in Maharashtra

Their mission at the school is to learn to read, write and multiply. They even have a uniform - bright pink saris.

Grannies aged 60 to 90 head to school at Aajibainchi Shala in Phangane village, Thane district, Maharashtra.(Satish Bate/HT Photos)

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Updated on Jan 30, 2017 02:30 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMadhusree Ghosh

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Madhusree is a feature writer who loves Kolkata, is learning to love Mumbai. She loves to travel, write and bake

Families are contributing anecdotes and memories too. ‘He loved his mother, his bike and me,’ says a fiance. ‘He treasured family time’, says a mom.

The dangling head ornament is lighter, cooler and funkier and the party season is a good time to take it out for a spin.

Meet Samia Khatun, the young scholar behind the riveting tale of a book mistaken for a Quran, and a community lost in time.

Check out services that will help you plan, organise and dress up for an epic do too.

Animal lovers and activists are using technology to make animals’ lives easier in small but significant ways.

Sakti Burman, now 84, gets a long overdue retrospective in Mumbai titled In the Presence of Another Sky – a show that surveys his output across nearly six decades.

Diwali doesn’t have to turn into weight-gain season. Opt for sushi instead of cheesy pasta, give rasgulla a chance over gulab jamun and keep an eye on portion sizes

How many of these new-age relationship statuses do you recognise?

They’re crafting evocative online campaigns to raise money for heart surgeries and musical instruments, cataract care, even to help NGOs make rent.

Three years ago, his weight hit 114kg. the heaviest I had ever been, but now he weighs 79kg

What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten in the city? Perhaps it’s time to update that list.

Instead of using artificial implants, renegerative cell therapy is helping patients regain normal function with less chance of infection and extensive surgery.

What happens when you’ve become the internet’s darling without evening meaning to? For Aranya Johar, Merenla Imsong, Saima Hussain Mir and Amisha Bhardwaj, life hasn’t quite been the same.

Special cells within metro police departments are reaching out to a new generation with humour, on everything from drugs to traffic rules.

Check out 3,000 years of global fashion at the virtual gallery. Among the displays, items from two Mumbai museums.

Mumbai city news: The initiative has its roots in Copenhagen, Denmark, where four men held the first-ever human library event in 2000.

Mumbai city news: Huge spaces, big tables, cheap drinks and waiters who remember what each person in your group of 20 ordered

The Blood Sugar Solution gets you moving, with quizzes, a comprehensive wellness plan and a focus on creating health rather than treating disease.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj museum takes its van to Lower Parel on International Museum Day, with an exhibition on India through the centuries.

Donate your hair the next time you cut it, and someone in need could get a free wig. Take a look at how donors are helping cancer, brain injury and alopecia patients find strands of hope.

Prehistoric Man saw only what he needed to see in order to survive, says Beau Lotto. Our challenges are new, and we need new ways of seeing.

There’s humour and subtlety, dark comedy and courage in the short films that some of our best-known actors and directors are making for the internet.

Why are Bollywood A-listers doing web shorts? Because it’s quick, fun and lets them do things they could never have done on the big screen.

Women are telling gynaecs they want vaginas that look ‘like the girl in the video’s’. Men are worried they’re not lasting as long as the dudes on screen.

Meeta Vasisht, who plays a bold Brahmin in the years after Independence, says the play represents all the things missing in today’s theatre.

Hit rewind on your style, trends from two decades ago are hot right now, but with a twist

The kids are 12 to 17 years old and they have set up their own companies, pitched products to investors, made documentaries for WWF and also won international awards for a sci-fi film

Patrons tuck into grub from kebabs to waffles; jewellery and handicraft stalls see huge footfall, while night ends on a musical note

Before you watch Kung Fu Yoga, you should know that the film has a lot of Kung Fu, no connection to yoga and previous little by way of script.

Their mission at the school is to learn to read, write and multiply. They even have a uniform - bright pink saris.

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