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An Assessment Of BJP And INC’s Poll Pitches For Infrastructure
(This is part of a series of articles called #ManifestoMusings, based on the manifestos of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress for the Indian General Elections 2019) The Indian...
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Job-Packed Or Gobsmacked: On Employment In The 2019 Manifestos
Note: This is the second article in a series of articles called #ManifestoMusings, based on the manifestos of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress for the Indian General Elections...
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How India’s Ruling Party Mobilises Indian-Americans To Win Elections
India is having its first national election in five years. Partisanship in India is no better than in the United States. Probably much worse. Political party choices polarize families, friends, and...
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‘Ram Mandir Is A Done Deal’: Lessons On Being A Hindu At The Kumbh Mela
In the recently concluded, the biggest, the most well organised Kumbh Mela ever; I got to be up close with the modern-day Hindutva brigade, and it was a lesson in Hinduism my parents never gave me. I...
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How Generations Of Muslim Families Are Helping Preserve Kolkata’s Last Jewish...
At a time when religious polarization is threatening to derail democratic discourse, generations of Muslim families taking care of Kolkata’s last three standing Jewish synagogues – are serving as a...
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The Curious (Read Frustrating) Case Of A CBSE Student
Warning: This piece is about CBSE. Second Warning: This is about a course to be introduced in CBSE schools. So, it can turn as horrible as the CBSE syllabus at some points. I was going to elaborate on...
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“I Want My News The Way I Take My Coffee: Hot, Fresh And Balanced in Flavour”
The other day, we were reading The Lady of Shalott in our 19th-century poetry class when the discussion progressed to the allegorical meaning of the poem. It was important to understand the Victorian...
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The Real Reason Why You Will Not Get The Salary Hike You Want
‘Jobs’ is arguably the most debated four letter word. While the Indian economy has grown at a steady pace of over seven percent a year, the same cannot be said about employment generation in the...
View ArticleKalank: A Love Triangle So Predictable, It Could Have Been Written By Pythagoras
I have often thought about the field of astrology. How does one chart out a career in astrology? There aren’t any courses or exams – how does one know if they have a knack for it? I have finally found...
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प्रियंका चतुर्वेदी ने महिला सम्मान के मुद्दे पर कॉंग्रेस छोड़ा
भारतीय राजनीति में महिलाएं हमेशा से ही पुरुषों की टार्गेट बनती आयी हैं। हालिया उदाहरण जया प्रदा, प्रियंका गॉंधी और सोनिया गॉंधी हैं।इसमें बड़ा विवाद जया प्रदा को लेकर है। वैसे विरोधी पार्टियां हमेशा से...
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Impact Of Hindu Nationalism On Media Freedom And Freedom Of Speech
The year 2014 was not only a so-called “political revolution” in the history of modern India, but was also a theatrical benchmark of sponsored chaos. The electoral outcome in May 2014 came with an...
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This Election, Do Not Vote For A Prime Minister, Vote For A Government
This Indian election marks a celebration of democracy that begins as soon as the election dates are announced. Usually, when there are elections scheduled, political parties improve governance...
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Every Choice You Make Is Political, Whether You Call Yourself Apolitical Or Not
In July 2018, Ranbir Kapoor stated in an interview, “I don’t make any political statements because I don’t follow politics. Politics makes no difference in my life. I’m not at the brunt of anything. I...
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From Gadgil To Kasturirangan Report: An Anthropocentric Perspective
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) in March 2010, keeping in view the ecological significance of the Western Ghats and the possible impact of climate change, constituted a 14-member Western...
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Your College May Have A Great NIRF Ranking, But Is It Free From Sexism And...
Once again, the NIRF rankings for the year 2019 are out. This time, the government has also begun the special ARIIA (Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements) award. With already so many...
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In The Hindutva Hate Universe, All Things Muslim Are Pakistan
The year was 2000. Durga Puja. A crowd was milling around an electronics store in south Kolkata, where a TV was playing live footage of the ICC Knockout semifinal match between India and Australia. I...
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Explained: Why The Women’s Reservation Bill Is A Crucial Tool For Gender Justice
Promises of gender equality or women empowerment have been one of the most heated premises of the ongoing parliamentary elections. Different political parties have promised various schemes for the...
View ArticleAre We Turning A Blind Eye To State-Sponsored Patriarchy?
What is patriarchy? Patriarchy is defined by different people in different ways. Juliet Mitchell, a feminist psychologist uses the word patriarchy to refer to kinship systems; Sylvia Walby in her book...
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I Have Been Made To Feel That If I Am A Muslim, I Am Not Indian Enough
The partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 into Hindustan and Pakistan, led to one of the most brutal migrations known to the face of the earth. Muslims in India were forced to move to West and...
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How I Took On My Sexual Harasser, Only To Be Failed By The System
It was 10:00 pm. Phones were taken out and Ubers booked. I decided to take the auto – a choice I made in the moment, since my house was less than a 15-minute ride away. It was, maybe the energy I’d...
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