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Unfair & Lovely: the Bollywood film shining a light on dark-skin discrimination

As an Indian judge says change must start at home, a new movie uses humour to examine family prejudice against children with darker complexionsThree months ago, a high court judge in Chhattisgarh, India, hearing a divorce petition by a husband whose wi…

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BTS, Blackpink, Squid Game, kimchi … what’s the secret of South Korea’s world-conquering culture?

From K-pop to K-beauty, via film and fashion, South Korea is punching way above its weight. The boyband BTS alone rakes in billions every year. Are there lessons for other countries?How does this sound for a leisurely day of cultural immersion? Ablutio…

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The Archies review – Riverdale goes to India for goofy lessons in capitalism

Relocated to north India in 1964, the comic-book class struggle here comes complete with romance and brilliant choreographyOne could be cynical and see this transposition of the Riverdale narrative universe into an Indian setting as just another exerci…

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