5 Tips To Remember While Looking For Your First TV Job
It’s more challenging than a one on one with the President, and you’ll shed more sleep over it than you will before your first system live shot. Landing which first TV job. It can be kind of like...
View Article“Time For A Cultural Reset”: Why I Tie Rakhi On My Sister’s Wrist
It is Raksha Bandhan today and it got me thinking about certain things such as the patriarchal world we live in. In order for a woman to function, she needs a man be it her father, brother or husband...
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मुज़फ्फरनगर में हुई किसान महापंचायत में दावा किया जा रहा है कि लगभग 20 लाख किसानों ने शिरकत की। संख्या कितनी थी यह तो नहीं कहा जा सकता, लेकिन इतना ज़रूर है कि यह महापंचायत अभूतपूर्व थी। काफी भीड़ थी!...
View Article‘Maharani’ Accurately Depicts The Backwardness Of India’s Politics
Maharani on SonyLIV is a commentary on caste conflict, contestation and contradictions marring the social and political landscape of Bihar. During the 1980s, the State became notoriously famous for...
View ArticleThe Birth Of Lord Krishna: A Story Of Curse, Destruction And Wisdom
Lord Krishna Day, popularly known as Janmashtami, is celebrated to mark the birthday of Krishna. It falls on the eighth day of the dark fortnight of the Bhadrapada month (July-August according to the...
View ArticleOf Shershaah: Captain Vikram Batra Taught Me Something Important About Life
Trigger warning: mentions of suicidal thoughts “Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get.” Ever heard of this quote by George Bernard Shaw? I heard about it during my...
View ArticleJustice Is A Serious Issue, Not A Social Media Trend
With 14 million followers, misclassified profiles, PR promotions, 1K alternate accounts, 3 million hate comments, fake trends and public management, is this the body we want to rely justice on? I...
View Articleआइए जानते हैं क्यों हमारी मातृभाषा हिंदी जन-गण-मन से उपेक्षा की शिकार हुई है?
“जैसे-जैसे महाशक्ति बन रहा हिंदुस्तान, वैसे-वैसे आगे बढ़ रही है हिंदी” यह सत्य है, क्योंकि यह गूगल का अनुमान है और जिस गति से इंटरनेट पर हिंदी गतिशील हुई है, वह अपने आप में एक चमत्कार सा है। 2024 तक...
View Article“हिंदी मेरी पहचान है लेकिन इसका मतलब यह नहीं है कि मैं दूसरी भाषाओं को...
वह दिन हिंदी दिवस का था, मैं मुंबई में राजभाषा विभाग में कार्यरत हूं इसलिए सभी को हिंदी दिवस की शुभकामनाओं का ईमेल भेज मैंने अपने आस-पास के कर्मचारियों से यूं ही कह दिया ‘आज हिंदी दिवस है हम हिंदी में...
View Articleखेल-खेल में गाँव को एकता में बांधता है रेंचू झूला
8 घंटे काम, 8 घंटे मनोरंजन और 8 घंटे आराम। औद्योगिक क्रांति के दौरान इस नारे पर आधारित उचित काम और आराम की लड़ाई हुई थी। यह नारा आज भी वही महत्व रखता है। सर्वांगीण विकास के लिए हमें मनोरंजन की ज़रूरत...
View Articleआइए जानते हैं छत्तीसगढ़ के आदिवासी गाँव में खेले जाने वाले मज़ेदार फल्ली खेल...
गाँव में रहने वाले आदिवासी बच्चे अपने मनोरंजन के लिए बहुत से खेल खेलते हैं। इनमें से कई खेल पीढ़ी-दर-पीढ़ी आदिवासी खेलते आ रहे हैं और आज भी ऐसे कई खेल गाँवों में खेले जाते हैं। फल्ली खेल है, ऐसा ही एक...
View ArticleFinally, A Sanitary Pad Ad That Doesn’t Dilute Menstruators Experiences
With mensuration being a taboo, most of us are unaware of it until we experience it or are informed about it. On talking to my male friends, most of them shared that they were introduced to the concept...
View Articleआइए जानते हैं हिन्दी के राजभाषा बनने के इतिहास एवं महत्व को
सन् 1918 में सर्वप्रथम महात्मा गांधी ने हिंदी को जनमानस की भाषा कहा था और वे इसे देश की राष्ट्रभाषा भी बनाना चाहते थे, परंतु सन 1947 की स्वतंत्रता प्राप्ति के बाद ऐसा संभव नहीं हो सका। देश की सत्ता में...
View ArticleThe Blue City Of Rajasthan: Unravelling The History Of Jodhpur
The city Jodhpur is known by many names, including ‘The Blue City’, ‘Gate to the Thar’ and ‘Sun City’. Behind each of its walls, forts and face is a very rich history of splendid stories. With its...
View Article70 Years Since The First Video Game, Has The Industry Turned Inclusive?
When Josef Kates invented Bertie the Brain, one of the earliest computer games, he did not know he was laying foundations for a global industry. Nor did he have any inkling of the fact that the...
View ArticleWhy ‘The Activist’ Shouldn’t Blur The Line Between Activists And Influencers
Neo-liberalism brought with it the commodification of basic rights. With it, began a struggle to fight against this commodification. But, what happens when the very fight against the commodification of...
View ArticleHow Instagram’s Sensitive Content Control Feature Is Affecting Small Businesses
It’s no secret that over time, most sectors have begun to rely on social media to expand their client base and boost their economic competitiveness. Startups and small businesses, too, require a...
View ArticleMisinformation And You: How We Should Combat The Indian Fake News Pandemic
Written by: Abhilahsa Nagendra, Ashmit Murkherjee, Atyantika Mookherjee, Ronojoy Borpujari, Shravan Haribalaraman Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are solely of the authors and do not...
View ArticleThe Afghan Narrative Is Missing In ‘Turning Point: 9/11 And The War On Terror’
As the United States of America exits Afghanistan after fighting the longest war in its history, and the city falls back in the hands of the Taliban, it seems to be an appropriate moment to ruminate...
View ArticleHow I Convinced My Mother To Go For Therapy
Mental health is a topic that invites stigma, taboo and social mores in our society. It is looked down upon as ‘abnormal’ to seek help for mental health issues. Normalizing conversations around mental...
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