Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava – Author, NDTV.com

Blog: Chasing Alia Bhatt Into Her Living Room

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Saturday February 25, 2023

In the social media-verse where it is all about getting clicks, reels and instant gratification, privacy is collateral damage. The word 'privacy' is not in the lexicon of that entitled bunch called the paparazzi.

Blog: #MeToo In Wrestling - It's Not Just About Sports

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Saturday January 21, 2023

The country's top wrestlers - Olympic medalists, members of wrestling's first family and those on the cusp of greatness - almost 200 men and women protesting in freezing Delhi, in a fight that goes beyond anything they have faced on the mat.

Blog: At IIFA, Salman Gets Attention, Abhishek Is A Quiet Winner

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Monday June 06, 2022

In all this, a shoutout to the one man who stands out - the underrated Abhishek Bachchan - even his dancing comes from a place that appreciates the audience.

Blog: Alia At Berlin Is 50 Shades Of White - And Wow

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Friday February 18, 2022

Alia walked the white just right and her consistent minimalistic look, interchanging between shades of white, was on point without being over the top.

Blog: From Porn Addiction To Vaping, What <I>Bombay Begums</I> Didn’t Show

Blog: From Porn Addiction To Vaping, What Bombay Begums Didn’t Show

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Monday March 15, 2021

We are a society that seldom has the pulse of its children. Those who are outraging over the portrayal of a 13-year-old girl in Bombay Begums pretend they see no evil and yet, ironically, talk evil - their public rant against the drama series is the real adult content.

Book Excerpt: Indian Teen Girls And Pre-Marital Sex

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Thursday September 03, 2020

Exclusive excerpt from 'Stoned, Shamed, Depressed: An Explosive Account of the Secret Lives of India's Teens' by Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava

Blog: Virat Kohli, The Husband We Wish We Could Have

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Saturday August 08, 2020

Virat Kohli has done what many other husbands - now battling socially un-distanced family fatigue - were hoping he would not. A giant new awwww moment for the cricket captain who has always described his wife as his better half.

Blog: When Teen Boys Talk Of Raping Their Classmates

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Tuesday May 05, 2020

For this generation living in the social media bubble, easy does it and remorse is rarely part of the vocabulary. Some of the boys threatened to leak nudes of the girls who had disclosed the chats on their Instagram stories.

Blog: Deepika Padukone's Courage And Gesture - Pure Gold

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Wednesday January 08, 2020

She came, she stood - right among them - and said nothing. She didn't need to. Her presence made her stand clear.

Blog: On Losing Disco, Our Golden Retriever And Irreplaceable Love

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Monday September 16, 2019

To my younger daughter, we said, ''He has gone to a good place." Unconvinced, she replied, "But this was the best place. With us."

Blog: Oh, Deepika. Come Back, Aishwarya, All Is Forgiven

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Saturday May 18, 2019

My eyes, my eyes. Is the Met Gala still on, at least for Deepika Padukone? Wasn't the Barbie Meets Princess that went 'camping' recently not enough fabric and horror?

Blog: Hardik Pandya Has A Lot To Apologise For. What About Karan Johar?

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Thursday January 10, 2019

Hardik Pandya is what happens when we give a bunch of classless guys so much importance that they think every woman in the country is waiting for their text message - oh yes, it's the same to everyone!

Blog: DeepVeer Wedding - Really? Those Outfits? After All That?

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Monday November 19, 2018

Now imagine the pressure on Priyanka Chopra when she gets married in Rajasthan in the very near future

Blog: Oh Captain! Virat Kohli, Did You Have To Say This?

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Thursday November 08, 2018

Virat Kohli's brilliance as a batsman is globally recognised but he may need to work harder on the masterstroke - to be a more humble person worthy of being idolised by millions, not just in India but also in other cricket-loving countries, two of which he has now asked a fan to go live in.

Blog: Dressed In Their Indian Best, Priyanka Chopra And Nick Jonas Had Us At Hello

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava | Tuesday August 21, 2018

The Indian Twitterati was bowled over and that's no mean feat these days

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