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The art of tantra: is there more to it than marathon sex and massages?

The west reduced tantra to a quest for sexual liberation and wellness. But a new show charts its darker depths – from avenging goddesses to blood-drinking and self-decapitationMake a cursory web search for the term tantra and you will be confronted wit…

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‘You need to lower your expectations’: top tips from Indian Matchmaking

Sima Taparia has arranged scores of marriages for wealthy singletons. Now she’s the subject of a Netflix reality show“Compromise and adjustment is what I tell all my clients – you need to lower your expectations,” says Sima Taparia. Speaking over video…

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‘This show is just the start’: inside the BBC’s all-person-of-colour A Suitable Boy

It has 110 actors, is based on one of the longest books in English – and it’s the BBC’s first historical drama with no white characters. But some think the series doesn’t go far enough. We take a look behind the scenes‘This is an Indian story,” says Ta…

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