Mohua Das
Feature Writer at The Times of India
Feature writer @timesofindia | @CheveningFCDO Fellow | #humaninterest #gender #communities #arts #cybersafety | When all’s said & done, I still have more to say
Articles
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1 week ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das
NewsGara Met Gala: How a Parsi heirloom went from auntywear to blue carpetOnce tucked away in family trunks, the intricately embroidered sari is finding a second life on global red carpets, courtesy a new generation of revivalistsWe’re all a bit nostalgic these days. The young romanticising eras they never lived through. The old convinced things were better back then. No surprise then that throwbacks and heirlooms are having their moment.
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2 weeks ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das
Mohua DasTNN May 19, 2025, 20:34 IST ISTIntroduced centuries back as an ornamental import from Brazil, water hyacinth is now the country’s most relentless aquatic weed, thriving on sewage, fertiliser runoff and civic neglectLook out over Powai Lake on a warm April morning, and it’s a picture of calm — a wide, unbroken green expanse most Mumbaikars would envy. But that lush carpet isn’t grass, nor a garden.
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2 weeks ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das |Sneha Bhura
Meet the people battling to save this vanishing legacy A hundred years ago, Paris hosted the 1925 Exposition that gave Art Deco its name. The movement would captivate the world. Its language — sunbursts, zigzags, a blend of lavish curves with sharp symmetry, ancient motifs with modern materials — turned architecture into theatre. Unlike past styles that clung to tradition, Deco was restless. It travelled fast and shapeshifted easily, absorbing local flavours from Madras to Mumbai.
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3 weeks ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das
Three ancient gods—rarely seen side by side—are now quietly holding court at the British Museum in London. Vishnu from India, Sekhmet from Egypt, and Bacchusfrom the Roman-Greek world stand together in a compelling new display.
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1 month ago |
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das
Mohua DasTNNUpdated: May 3, 2025, 18:13 IST ISTIt’s not easy for a minor to testify, especially against their kin. To help them speak up, some courts have introduced child-friendly steps like taking video testimonies in playrooms, but there’s a long way to goOver the past year or so, Indian courts have seen a handful of rare but powerful moments where a child’s voice tipped the scales of justice.
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It’s never easy for a child to testify. Some courts now offer playrooms and child-friendly ways but there’s a long way to go. Our story on child witnesses tipping the scales of justice with @swatidTOI @himanshidTOI @rebeccaSTOI @ramsundaramTOI @SindhukTOI https://t.co/an9CQBRlvT
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