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Monday, June 15 2020 Dive In |
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That’s the spokesperson for the External Affairs Ministry responding to Nepal’s unexpected act of “cartographic aggression.” The Lower House of its Parliament unanimously passed a bill to approve a new map of the country. The problem: it includes three regions—Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura—that are claimed and controlled by India. Illustration: Parth Savla |
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the big story |
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The death of Sushant Singh Rajput |
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The TLDR: The 34-year old actor appears to have died by suicide. The tragic event sparked a heated, often angry—but timely—conversation about mental illness.
What happened? Wait, can we start by talking about Rajput’s life instead.
Of course… He was a Patna boy who wanted to be an astronaut, and later a pilot. As a teenager, he had a ‘Top Gun’ poster on his wall—which he angrily tore up the day his parents insisted on an engineering degree from the Delhi School of Technology instead. In fact, Rajput was a ridiculously bright science nerd, winning the National Olympiad in Physics.
He would finally rebel in the final year of college—dropping out to move into a tiny flat in Mumbai. Rajput landed his first big role—after playing a backup dancer in ‘Dhoom 2’—in the TV serial ‘Pavitra Rishta’. His big break: ‘Kai Po Che’ in 2013. And his most memorable role: ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.’ For more, read The Hindu’s emotional tribute to his movie career.
Our favourite slice of Rajput’s life: is narrated in his own endearing words:
“While preparing for engineering entrance exams, I’d sometimes take a break and stand in front of the mirror and lip-sync to Suraj Hua Maddham. I used to do these things but not with the ambition of becoming an actor. It was just for fun. Honestly, even if I would’ve been offered a role back then, I would’ve refused because I was a complete introvert.
The lip-syncing and posing would happen only in front of the mirror, with just me in the audience. I wanted to be the head boy in my school but, when I had to give a speech, I didn’t go to school that day. I didn’t want any attention. Of course, we all need some kind of acknowledgement, but I was getting that with my grades. I had just two or three close friends but that was it. Life was perfect! Or so I thought.”
That’s lovely and sad… Yes, and also a reminder that Rajput is not just a headline or a dead movie star—but a human being who lived and laughed.
Do we know why…?
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