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Rishika Singh
Rishika Singh is a senior sub-editor on the lifestyle desk of The Indian Express, reporting on culture and its intersections with social media, fashion, health, and ultimately, our lifestyle. A Gen-Z cohort herself, Singh is also helming Express's new series, #WhatsTheVibe, analysing what makes this generation tick and their behaviours on social media and IRL. She also writes the weekly lifestyle newsletter, Midlife Matters. Her work has appeared in Live Wire, and Tweak India. You can reach her at rishika.singh@indianexpress.com. Find her across social media platforms as @gibberishika
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This newfound curiosity isn’t coming out of nowhere. A mix of rising medical costs, job instability, pandemic PTSD, and a growing sense of financial responsibility has pushed Indians in their 20s and 30s to take insurance seriously, possibly for the first time.
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Today, the Bombay sandwich continues to innovate and now there are as many Bombay sandwiches as there are Mumbaikars.
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When documentary filmmaker and author Anu Malhotra first travelled to the Kullu Valley, she didn’t expect to be drawn into a world where gods walk among humans and daily life is shaped by trance and ritual.
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For something so small, sideburns occupy an unexpectedly large emotional and cultural space on women’s faces. They’re often dismissed as negligible or irrelevant—but speak to enough women, and a pattern begins to emerge.
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Vada pav—often hailed as the "Indian burger" cemented its global fame yet again by securing the 39th position on the World’s 50 Best Sandwiches list, curated by food and travel guide Taste Atlas.
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For people like N Dhar, the disorder does more than just affect moods—it disrupts every aspect of life.
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