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Toxic: Slipping Under On-Screen Narratives

By: theriptidemagazine September 25, 2020October 31, 2020

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By Harsheen Sethi

Through the gendered narrative, this piece takes a closer look at the portrayal of toxic relationships and the trope of ‘broken’ and ‘fixer’ through popular TV series and movies.

The Web

By: theriptidemagazine September 25, 2020October 31, 2020

The Wordartists, beautiful, books, collection, connections, creative, creative writing, different, faith, friends, journaling, journey, muse, music, Musings, narratives, painting, people, perspective, reality, september, singers, stories, story, the world, truth, universe, writer, writercommunityLeave a Comment on The Web

This short-story tells a chilling yet beautiful tale of how all 7 billion of us are intertwined in the same web with different narratives.

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(Lack of) Narratives in Bollywood

By: theriptidemagazine September 25, 2020

Opinion Pieces, The Worldakshay kumar, bechdel test, bollywood, bollywood movies 2020, bollywoodaddict, feminism, film, films, hindi cinema, hindi film industry, hindi movies, indian cinema, indian film industry, indian movies, lgbtq community, lgbtqia, mainstream, mainstream bollywood, mainstream cinema, mainstream movies, marginality, movie column, narratives, new releases, opinion, opinion piece, popculture, queer community, queer representation, releases 2020, representation, theme, trans community, trans representationLeave a Comment on (Lack of) Narratives in Bollywood

By Rhea Sabherwal

Mainstream Indian Cinema is at the threshold of reinventing itself, but will it do so inclusively? Our Bollywood Addict writes on narratives and more.

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Fabric of Narration

By: theriptidemagazine September 25, 2020September 25, 2020

The Wordbias, fact, fake news, indian media, media, media circus, narratives, news, news 2020, news writing, nonfiction, opinion, perpsectives, Poems, poetry, poetry lovers, poetry prompt, poetry writing, poetrycommunity, poetrywriting, reportage, reporting, september, theme, truthLeave a Comment on Fabric of Narration

By Preeti Kathuria

When Truth becomes pliable, it falls upon the reader to distinguish fact from opinion. Read about narratives in news here, in this poem.

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New Narratives and Newer Concerns

By: theriptidemagazine September 25, 2020

The Worddebate, discourse, discussion, influencer, mainstream, mental health, mental health awareness, mental health matters, mentalhealth, metanarrative, musing, Musings, narratives, pop-culture, post-modern, public health, social media, society, trendsLeave a Comment on New Narratives and Newer Concerns

By Ekasmayi Naresh

What happens when multiple narratives in post-modernist discourses conflict, each polarized? What is the role of the reader? Read here.

Narratives: A Story on the Covid Experiences

The Dialogue

By: theriptidemagazine September 24, 2020September 25, 2020

Photo-Story, The Wordbombay, class, corona virus, covid 19, covid 19 experience, covid19, creative writing, dialogue, experience, female narratives, indian story, mumbai, narratives, pandemic, pandemic life, poverty, privilege, september, short story, short story writing, shortstory, stories, stories of women, story, story of the day, story telling, story writing, tale, theme, urban life, vignette, wealth gap, writer, writercommunity, writingLeave a Comment on The Dialogue

By Aastha K. Pant

A story set in the early days of Covid-19 in Mumbai between Nalini, an employer, and Laxmi, her housekeeper, which illustrates the different experiences and narratives of two women during a seemingly global event.