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12 Cute Things Couples Can Do To Stay In Touch

Just because you can message them throughout the work day, doesn’t mean you should.

Is Your Job Toxic?

Hiding in toilets? Dreading the ‘ping’ of a new e-mail? Spending every night frantically scrolling through job sites? If you need out now, here’s how to navigate the trickiest of office scenarios.

WINDS OF CHANGE

The end of the year also highlights one’s hope for new beginnings... We got four authors to pen an exclusive short story each for Cosmo, centred on the same theme.

GIRL POWER! KANGANA AND ASHWINY

AHEAD OF THEIR BIG RELEASE—PANGA—IN JANUARY 2020, COSMO GOT THE WINNING DUO OF ACTOR KANGANA RANAUT AND WRITER-DIRECTOR ASHWINY IYER TIWARI IN THE SAME FRAME. FLIP THROUGH TO READ COSMO ED NANDINI BHALLA’S HEARTFELT CHAT WITH THE ACTOR ON LOVE, WHO THE REAL ‘KANGANA’ IS, LESSONS SHE’S LEARNT, AND WHAT 2020 HOLDS FOR HER. PLUS, ASHWINY REVEALS HOW SHE GOT INTO FILMMAKING, ON TEAMING UP WITH LIKE-MINDED WOMEN, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE WORKING ON PANGA, WITH ITS BRILLIANT, FEMALE-DOMINATED CAST.

ARE YOU A MODERN-DAY GYPSY?

Tired of the same ol‘ rut of life? Maybe it’s time to embrace the free-spirited nomad in you. But before you hit the road, know this about the lifestyle...

5 MINUTES WITH MALAIKA

In town to launch Reebok’s new concept store, Fit Hub 3.0, Malaika Arora spilled the tea to Cosmo on fitness, beauty, fashion, and a few other secrets...

Can You Retrain Your Body Clock?

Experts claim they can turn night owls into early birds in just 21 days. Laura Silverman put it to the test.

Can Retinol Change Your (Skin's) Life?

It’s basically God’s gift to the beauty world—and the only ingredient proven to Benjamin Button your face. Intrigued? We thought so. Here’s the deal.

How To Take Criticism…And Get Promoted

Receiving constructive criticism on your work can be terrifying. But do it right and it can be a career game-changer.

Body Language Signs That Mean He's Into You

See if he’s into you before he even opens his mouth.

Unravelling Tantric Sex

Yes, it’s a thing! We’ve got tips that will elevate your average bedroom sesh into a soul-stirring one.

In Good Faith

Founded as a safe haven for Indian LGBTQIA+ Muslims, to talk, share, and heal, today The Queer Muslim Project is a movement: a coterie of more than 13,000 followers from all over the world, reshaping the ideas of diversity and inclusion. Founder Rafiul Alom Rahman elaborates...

This Girl Is On Fire

WITH back-to-back BLOCKBUSTERS and two NEW films in the PIPELINE, 2019 has BEEN AN exceptionally GOOD YEAR for SHRADDHA KAPOOR. The fresh-faced STAR lets us in on her EVOLUTION as an ACTOR, her INSECURITIES, and THE ONE responsibility WOMEN have towards each OTHER, all while SPORTING the season’s HOTTEST BEAUTY TRENDS.

Do Jade Rollers Work?

We got two derms to duck out the question that’s been on your mind ever since you saw you favourite influencer work this tool.

Life Beyond The 'Gram

When you don’t post a picture hustling in a café, or partying at a club, do you feel like you haven’t really lived that moment?

World Through The Viewfinder

Best known for their hardhitting, women-centric documentaries—spotlighting the stark realities and brutal stereotypes around the gender—these filmmakers say it like it is, both on-screen and off it.

Your Sex Calendar For All Seasons

Use these hot tips and new moves for a firecracker bedroom sesh all year long.

Art For A Cause

Eight Indian artists who use the brush to make powerful pieces works. They address pressing issues and raise awareness, one beautiful artwork at a time.

“I Am A Public Figure, Not Public Property”

Taapsee Pannu is not your ordinary movie star. An outsider in an industry infamous for cliques, she has slowly and steadily carved a niche for herself—with a career conspicuous with unconventional projects, a life marked with instinctive choices, and a mind she’s not afraid to speak.

“A Year After Section 377 Was Scrapped...”

On 6 September 2018, the Indian Supreme Court decriminalised gay sex. Cosmo columnist—an outspoken Indian lesbian—looks back at how things have changed (or not) since...

“I Need To Speak Up More About What I Want.”

Just over a year into Bollywood, Janhvi Kapoor is busy learning and unlearning the ropes of the business, while also exploring life and its many intricacies. In a candid chat, Cosmo Ed Nandini Bhalla unravels the actor’s many layers to discover a remarkably passionate, a wee reckless, and an unabashedly, unfiltered artist.

How To Answer Anything?

Riddle me this: how do you come back to the toughest interview questions in the world? A: Using this guide, of course.

10 Signs You're Dealing With A F*ckboy On Social Media

There’s no denying that social media is a legit way to meet future bae. And not everyone you meet online will turn out to be a creep—but there’s a very high possibility that you will (sorry) come across a f*ckboy. Here’s how to deal...

The Success Myth

Billionaires, Nobel Prize winners, and the idiot running your company. How do they do it? Will Storr reveals the only things you need to know.

6 Secrets Of Forever Couples

In times when ever-afters fade faster than you can spell l-o-v-e, Esther Perel reveals how you can make your relationship last, and play for keeps...

5 Habits That Make You More Mindful

There’s nothing more important than being present in the moment to be able to live your best life. We’ve got a few tips to sort you out on that end (with a li’l help from Kourtney Kardashian!)...

Do You Need An Emotional Support Robot?

We tested the new wave of artificial-intelligence ‘therapists’ and here’s what happened.

Are You Pretending To Love Yourself?

On a good day, you can be found snapping your spa sessions and solo dates, but when things aren’t going too well, chances are you’re blaming yourself for everything that’s not working out. Does this mean you love yourself any less? It’s a tough question. But with a little nurturing and digging deep within, you can begin the process of true self-love. Sumaiya Shuaibdeen shows you how to love yourself unapologetically.

Can You Really Get Rid Of Stretch Marks?

TBH, we’re fans of keeping ’em, but here’s what to know either way.

The Future Is Podcast

In the fast-paced world of content, female-led podcasts are having their moment now. We caught up with women who are spearheading the change, one episode at a time. Tune in!