Opinion: Once The Fourth Pillar Of Democracy, Indian Media Is A Putrid...
Ashaant hokar chale gaye Sushant“, was the headline that began doing the rounds on a popular Hindi news channel moments after the media got wind of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. Things went from bad to...
View ArticleDMET Is Dead: All That’s Happening In IMU Kolkata Right Now
Yeah, you read it correct. The prestigious Maritime training institute of Asia was dead in the 2000s. ‘Directorate of Marine Engineering Training’ (DMET) was renamed as ‘Marine Engineering and Research...
View ArticleWhy Do Elections In Bihar Revolve Around Caste And Religion?
In our country, people who talk much on issues like Digital India, computer, technology, research and development will definitely be seen talking above caste and religion, but this section is easily...
View Article22 People Lose Homes Every Hour: Has Humanity Gone Missing?
In March 2020, about 600 migrant workers lost their humble accommodations in Bengaluru. They had been living on government land in a settlement in Kacharakanahalli for the past 20 years. They had gone...
View ArticleMusings Of A Queer Indian Student Entering College In 2020
It is quite daunting to be applying for colleges, not to mention extra-daunting when it’s amid a pandemic. Boards being delayed, results and entrances postponed and while half your friends may have...
View ArticleMyths About Menstrual Hygiene Are Making Sonagachi’s Sex Workers More Vulnerable
Mahina ka woh chaar din bohot kharab jataa hai, waise dhanda nahi ho raha fir woh chaar din ka loss. Acha nahi lagta mujhe; kamayenge nahi to khayenge kya” (Its horribly tough, those four days of the...
View ArticleIdiot Box To ‘Fascist’ Box: Mainstream Media’s Progression Over The Years
Television has often been christened as the “idiot box” due to its ability to destroy creativity, suspend critical thinking, and alienating human beings from their material conditions and their social,...
View ArticleIs Our Media Willing To Take The Responsibility Of Creating A Democratic,...
In the words of Benito Mussolini, “Democracy is a kingless regime infested by many kings who are sometimes more exclusive, tyrannical and destructive than one if he is a tyrant. It is the fear of being...
View ArticleHow The Pandemic Is Harsh On Men But Harshest On Women
The coronavirus has been the biggest news across the world since February 2020. With the implications of the virus on healthcare, business and travel and tourism industry, among many others, this has...
View ArticleThinking Of Switching To Cloth Pads? Here’s Literally Everything You Need To...
Lack of access to menstrual hygiene products is a problem that affects menstruators all around the world. With limited knowledge about and access to safe and sustainable menstruation products and...
View ArticleWill Indian Democracy Survive Its New Brand Of Nationalism?
We are talking about self-reliance quite a bit these days. Is self-reliance bounded to materialistic things only or does it apply to ideologies too? We live in modern nation-states, so the sense of...
View Article“उस दिन जब हम बिना कपड़ों के पकड़े गए”
सिया और तरुण ने अपने घर में एक-दूसरे के करीब जाने के लिए पांच घंटे से ज़्यादा इंतज़ार किया लेकिन जैसे ही उन्होंने अपने कपड़े उतारे, तभी कमरे में कोई आ गया। आखिर वह कौन था? आगे क्या हुआ? जानने के लिए...
View Article12 Books On Diversity And Inclusion For Indian Managers At Work
By Rajkanya Mahapatra Modern workplaces in India, especially the ones committing to getting Diversity and Inclusion right, have a lot of ground to cover. We’re a country of a billion-plus where people...
View ArticleI for Intersex: Interview With Gangabhavani M. (Part 1)
On June 19, I attended a webinar ‘Intersex Voices’, organised by Intersex Human Rights India (IHRI), SAATHII, Solidarity Foundation, and Nirangal. I am grateful to Dr Shruthi Chakravarthi for letting...
View ArticleAre Companies Confusing Diversity With Inclusion?
By Rajkanya Mahapatra In the post-Industrial society, formal workplaces around the world were established and managed by men for decades before political developments mandated for women and other...
View ArticleBollywood Stars Should Check Their Ignorance Before Saying ‘All Lives Matter’
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr. The United States is currently undergoing a period of reckoning. Apart from the devastating COVID outbreak, the nation is...
View ArticleI for Intersex: Interview With Shakti Sri Maya (Part 2)
On Friday, June 19, I attended a webinar ‘Intersex Voices’ organised by IHRI, SAATHII, Solidarity Foundation and Nirangal. I am grateful to Dr Shruthi Chakravarthi for letting me know about it. I thank...
View ArticleTV Debates In 2020: ‘Garma Garam With Masala’
Glistening studios and fashionable anchors help create a wide choice of appealing evening current affairs programs to build on the day’s sensationalized headlines. Who needs to watch informative shows...
View Article6 Lessons From The ‘Notorious’ RBG That Will Inspire Us For Generations
The year 2020 has been full of lessons for us. On 19th September, one of the most iconic figures and a role model for young women and men, Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. I felt so upset by the simple...
View Article“You’ve Blinded Kids With Pellets, And Left Parents Wondering, Who’s Next?”
Have you ever been asked if you consider yourself part of the country? A rhetorical question, the answers written in the way you’ve hung me. Out to dry if the answer is no, and a yes is just an...
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