Ketaki Desai
Bai, bye to rights? How ‘Uberisation’ is set to change domestic work
Several startups now offer an on-demand model for domestic help, but does it mean better pay and flexibility or more exploitation?
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Grandma got scammed! Seniors becoming rich prey for swindlers
From romance scams to digital arrests, most cons are targeted at older folks, but many go unreported due to fear or embarrassment.
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
The men who hate women: Inside the dark, angry world of Indian incels
The popular crime drama ‘Adolescence’ has been a wake-up call about how the online world of misogyny and self-loathing has sucked young teens in
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Swim. Bike. Run. Brave Sexism. Meet the women acing Ironman
The grueling triathlon is seeing more Indian women putting their endurance to the test, despite scepticism and safety issues
How Trump’s war on DEI impacts India Inc
As Indian arms of American firms swiftly roll back equity and inclusion initiatives after recent US order, homegrown companies and diversity hiring professionals face an uncertain future
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
So, who is the daddy? Paternity tests take off
Labs across the country now offer DNA testing for a few thousand rupees. Besides doubting dads, testing for IVF and immigration has also picked up.
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Bra-burning to boxers on fire: Meninism is mainstream now
The men’s rights movement is becoming increasingly vocal. Sunday Times speaks to the men — and women — behind it
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Risqué business! Quick commerce enters the bedroom
Condoms and chips, bhujiyas and blindfolds…they might seem like strange combos, but New Year bestsellers show how qcomm is helping people shake off taboos around sexual wellness products
#Woke to anti-woke, it’s the era of culture wars
The cycle of woke upsurge and reversal is simply social churn, to be expected as surely as spring follows winter. Social justice activists fight the customary order of class, caste and gender relations. And conservatism rears back when a ‘natural’ hierarchy is shaken
Swipe, match, unswipe: The year we became un-appy with online dating
Overwhelmed by too many choices, but very few good ones, dating fatigue is on the rise among young Indian singles
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
How to ‘pull’ women? Indian men are now paying lakhs for dating advice
Through online courses and ‘educational’ trips to destinations like Bali, dating gurus teach singletons how to make connections
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
With rate cards, Indians find a new way to pay domestic workers less
Many housing societies in the country are not only setting wages for household chores but refusing entry to workers who demand more.
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Apples to Apple iPhones, how quick commerce is changing India
The 10-min delivery model had its doubters, but consumers are now shifting even their big spends to these platforms
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
These pandits are giving LGBT couples their dream desi wedding
Though same-sex marriage is legal in US, it’s not easy to find priests. But some are not just stepping in, they’re also giving rituals a modern update
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
#Couplegoals to #divorce: Why influencer breakups are so hard
With so much of their lives in the public gaze, what happens when harsh reality strikes their carefully curated content?
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Sexual harassment: It’s all about the power dynamic, boss
Young employees hesitate to speak up because they feel their harasser is ‘indispensable’, say experts. When they do, ICCs soft-pedal probes
When MeToo moments happen out of office
Most people and companies don’t realise that transgressions that happen after hours are also sexual harassment, say experts
How the desi aunty network is rallying behind Kamala Harris
Campaign has energised South Asian women who are doing everything from fundraising to knocking on doors. But for ‘Lotus in Potus’, it’s still a challenging road ahead
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Dear reader, got the scoop? Blinds give gossip new life on social media
Whether it’s the dope on big weddings or stars, anonymous handles are the new Whistledowns of the internet era.
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN
Thousands of Indians are powering global scam hubs. It’s not out of choice
Tales of young people trafficked and forced to work in scam farms across Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar are surfacing daily. From recruitment to rescue, Sunday Times tracks the scamdemic
- Ketaki Desai
- TNN