The Week India – July 21, 2019

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RAPPED FOR

INDECENCY

The Punjab police have booked rap-

per Yo Yo Honey Singh for the lewd

lyrics of his song Makhna, which has

got over 200 million views on You-

Tube. The chairperson of the Punjab

State Women Commission had

demanded legal action against the

rapper for using phrases like “I am a

womaniser” in his song. She said it

was “indecent” and had a “degrad-

ing influence on society”.

SHE’S GOT TALENT

After Netflix’s Leila, Huma Qureshi

is gearing up to star in Zack Snyder’s

Army of the Dead. Leila’s director

Deepa Mehta could not stop gushing

about the actor’s talent. She joked

that she would not mind represent-

ing Qureshi. “She is a wonderful

actor,” she told THE WEEK. “I am

thrilled for her. So, she is taking me

on as a manager.” Both women are

fans of Snyder’s films like 300 and

Watchmen.

BY MANDIRA NAYAR

Ira Trivedi is a writer and yoga

teacher. She is an expert on love

and dating, having written exten-

sively on the subject in her books

like The Great Indian Love Story

and There’s No Love on Wall Street.

She discovered yoga while studying

abroad, and came back with a mis-

IRA TRIVEDI

writer and yoga teacher

sion to make it cool again. She has

recently launched an app, IraYoga—a

one-stop solution for anyone with a

sedentary lifestyle.

Could you tell us more about the

app?

Sitting is the new smoking. People

spend the whole day sitting on a

chair and staring at the computer or

mobile screen. It is astonishing that

50 per cent of people with back prob-

lems are under the age of 30.

The app is designed for specific prob-

lems and [prescribes] very simple

exercises. You are not expected to

take off your shoes, change [your

dress] or use a yoga mat. You are just

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