Hip-Hop Star R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty In A New York Sex Crime Case
Internationally acclaimed hip-hop star R. Kelly has pleaded not guilty in a Brooklyn, New York courtroom to the accusations of recruiting underage women and then sexually abusing them. The court has,...
View Article‘The Arts Stream Is Only For Failures’ And Other Stupid Taboos We Need To...
I often roll my eyes when my mother drags hanuman ji between me and my chicken roll on a Tuesday, or when I meet the nth boy with three elder sisters in the 21st century, or when I see people...
View ArticleExamining The Representation Of People With Disabilities In Cinema
What is a disability? “It may be used to refer to physical or mental attributes that some institutions, particularly medicine, view as needing to be fixed (the medical model).” It can be natural, that...
View ArticleOrange Is The New Black: A Compelling Show, But Fails To Be Universal In Its...
SPOILER ALERT TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE Today, the life of a prisoner has become accessible to the masses. Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black, a television show based on a prison memoir by Piper Kerman, has...
View ArticleWhy India’s Youth Needs To Challenge The Political Status Quo
The youth of India currently is more politically opinionated than ever. They actively take part in the political discourse, fight for the rights of the inconsolable and are more powerful than ever. The...
View ArticleYou Might Be Surprised By This Mental Health Activist’s Take On ‘Judgemental...
The real superiority is not in always being right but in having the grace to admit when you got it wrong. A few months back I wrote an article on a new movie that was coming out in the theatres by the...
View ArticleThe Perks Of Being Multilingual
Dear Reader, At the very beginning of writing this piece, can you please let me know whether you are a multilingual person? I am not sure of your answer. However, the world is indeed yours if the...
View ArticleIn The Age Of Infotainment, Why Is Bollywood Taking The Indian Railways For...
Mission Mangal is all set to hit the screens on August 15. A movie about the success of Chandrayaan Mission to Mars or MOM as we were all humming. It was and will always be one momentous occasion which...
View ArticleWatch: How Do Artists Navigate Their Right To Freedom Of Speech In India?
Article 19 (1) is about the protection of our right to speech and expression, movement and residence, choice of profession, and to assemble and unionize. But of all these, the most evocative is the...
View ArticleIndependence Day On Lockdown
The government scrapped Article 370 last week, and even as restrictions ease, Jammu and Kashmir remains locked down. Some Independence Day celebrations, huh. Source
View ArticleRemembering The Legendary Bhupen Hazarika
On the 8th of August 2019, Dr. Bhupen Hazarika was conferred India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna (posthumously) alongside former president Dr. Pranab Mukherjee and late RSS leader Nanaji...
View ArticleBunkar: A Documentary On The Lives Of Varanasi’s Weavers
The National Award winning documentary, Bunkar – The Last of the Varanasi Weavers, focuses on the lives of the weavers’ of Varanasi. Directed by Satyaprakash Upadhyay, it highlights the various nuances...
View ArticleThis Ad Perfectly Captures The Millennial Soul: Untamable, Independent And...
People say millennials don’t have much direction in life, they are whimsical, fickle and impulsive; and being a millennial myself I agree, to some extent. We are surely whimsical and impulsive, but we...
View ArticlePublic Opinion, Democracy And Media
During the debates on various issues, we hear much about the “public opinion”. We are all familiar with this term. A book published almost 100 years ago in 1922, has influenced me a lot in this regard....
View ArticleWhy Do We Indulge In Online Arguments That Go Nowhere?
Today, we are living in a digital age—where social media provides us with infinite space for endless debates and arguments. Starting online arguments rarely changes anyone’s mind, so why do we do it?...
View Article“न्यूज़ चैनल्स TikTok हो चुके हैं, जहां एंकर्स अलग-अलग ड्रामा करते हैं”
आज एक टीवी चैनल की डिबेट ने काफी अचंभित किया। देश के एक प्रतिष्ठित टीवी चैनल पर डिबेट चल रही थी, जिसकी हेडिंग कुछ इस तरह थी, पाकिस्तान से एक युद्ध और पीओके हमारा? कश्मीर में धारा 370 हटने के बाद बेशक...
View ArticleCelebrating Hip-Hop’s Birthday: Inspiring Quotes By Great Rappers
It was hip-hop’s birthday on August 11, and I know I should’ve written this article then. Well, better late than never! Hip-Hop took birth in the harsh streets of Bronx, New York on August 11, 1973, at...
View ArticleThe Past, Present And Future Of Women And Their Representation In Media
Media plays a vital role in forming opinions, setting trends and forming a civilized society. But the most important aspect is, to change the perception of the people regarding particular things. Media...
View ArticleHas Journalism In India Become A Propaganda Tool For The Govt?
Every morning while making my coffee, I wait for the bundle of the newspapers to reach my balcony. For a journalist, drinking morning coffee and reading the newspaper is one of the best times of the...
View ArticleAssam Floods, National Media And Its Triple Stand
Every year the North-eastern state of Assam and its various districts are affected by the floods. This year, too, the heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in the state for the last couple of months....
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