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Caste Census: Need of the Hour or a Tool for Appeasement?
The great leader of backward castes, Babu Jagdev Prasad Kushwaha said - 90 out of 100 are exploited and 90% belong to us (backward...
Milind Shekhar Singh
Sep 15, 202312 min read


Aspirations or a ‘Mirage’: A Sociological Perspective
How many times have we been nagged by relatives about what we intend to do? The question of ‘what next’ constantly looms in our mental...
Gaurvi Saluja
Jul 22, 20235 min read


PRIDE : A Symbol of Protest,Resistance and Celebration
The month of June is celebrated as the Pride Month so as to commemorate the struggles, contributions and victories of the LGBTQIA+...
Aishwarya Nagdev
Jun 30, 20237 min read


Naxalism: Aspirations v/s the State
"Political power grows out of the barrel of the gun." Stemming from a perpetuating class struggle, Naxalism has evolved to sabotage the...
Shatika
Jan 28, 20235 min read


Capitalism and Patriarchy: A Nefarious Nexus
The notion of empowering women in our societies has remained largely distorted, the misalignment is facilitated and exasperated by the...
Arpit Rituraj
Nov 23, 20226 min read


Exploring Fundamentals of Justice within the Family
The institution of family is one of the most primitive elements in society. Oftentimes, it is regarded as the foundation of all...
Vidhi Sharma
Sep 16, 20226 min read


An Incessant Saga of Compromises
“A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with...
Raksha Jha
Aug 29, 20225 min read


A Puppet or a Free Actor: On Origins of Morality
Would you be able to strangle this child to death? What if you are told that this child is Adolf Hitler? Moral evil of murder vs Moral...
Parth Pruthi
Aug 14, 20227 min read


Understanding Marx’s Critique of Religion
In an unfinished Critique to the Hegel's philosophy of the “Right”, Karl Marx's celebrated dictum “Religion is the Opium of the Masses” had
Nitin Vrihaspati
Aug 3, 20223 min read


Reaching out to the “Left Behind”: Analysing the Discourse around Pasmanda Muslims
The recently observed ripples after the BJP’s national executive meeting in Hyderabad demonstrate their changing approach towards Pasmanda M
Muhammad Luqman OP
Jul 14, 20225 min read


Ambedkar's Idea of a Nation
“In the fight for Swaraj you fight with the whole nation on your side. In this (fight for a casteless society), you have to fight against...
Avanindra Yadav
Sep 28, 20217 min read


A Case for Decriminalising Suicide
The act of taking away one's own life is viewed negatively almost everywhere around the world, and is thus resented. In several places,...
Priyanka
Sep 1, 20215 min read


THE FAILURE OF SOCIETY AND HUMAN NATURE
Back in ancient Greece, Aristotle opined how man, by nature, is a social animal, and this stands true even centuries later. It is almost...
Siddharth Kaushik
Aug 26, 20216 min read


The Social Boycott Malady
The caste system is undeniably a hierarchical social order which engenders and ensures perpetual exploitative relations between the...
Tanishque Gedam
Jul 15, 20214 min read


Trafficking and Addiction: India’s Experience with Drugs
India's proximity to the two principal areas of illicit opium production, the ‘Golden Triangle’ (area where the borders of Thailand,...
Hardik Narayan Shukla
Jul 9, 20216 min read


NFTs: Absurd or Evolutionary?
What are NFTs? Time and again, the media flashes with the news of an explosion in the world of Blockchain. From Nyan Cat being sold as a...
Shaily Birla
May 12, 20215 min read


Failing the Freedom
“Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy; it is democracy.” -Walter Cronkite. We are often told that knowledge is the new...
Nishant Kumar
May 3, 20215 min read


The Pseudo-Morality of Public Shaming
Social media is considered the best platform to share your views, ideas and connect to various people. But has it become a platform to...
Dilip Dave
Apr 10, 20218 min read


Who were the Witches?
If you were female, married with less or no children or had spoiled milk in your fridge, chances are that in 1692 you would qualify as a...
Sanchaali Chakravarty
Apr 6, 20216 min read


The Curious Case of Caster Semenya: Sports and Sex Testing
During adolescence, most people ask themselves if they are feminine or masculine enough, trying to fit into a binary and finding a place...
Shreya Shukla
Mar 12, 20215 min read
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