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Music as a means of Registering Protest

Music as a means of Registering Protest

There is a long tradition of using music as a potent means of expressing disapproval and registering protest. A common way for musicians to express t...

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The Girlboss Culture: Empowering Women or Feeding Power Structures?

The Girlboss Culture: Empowering Women or Feeding Power Structures?

As an active consumer of the internet and social media, one might come across the term “Girlboss” repeatedly. While it comes across as another trendy ...

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A‌ ‌Journey‌ ‌of‌ ‌Harassment‌

A‌ ‌Journey‌ ‌of‌ ‌Harassment‌

Let’s talk about a very unique, yet eerily similar journey of every woman. Vehicles are generally used as means of transportation to travel to differe...

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Changing The Symbols But Not The Colonial Laws

Changing The Symbols But Not The Colonial Laws

The recent changes to the Lady Justice statue, unveiled by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, are more symbolic than meaningful. Removing the blindfold, re...

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Unpacking the Collegium System: The Debate Over Judicial Appointments in India

Unpacking the Collegium System: The Debate Over Judicial Appointments in India

The Indian judicial system has long faced scrutiny, particularly concerning the controversial collegium system for appointing judges. Established to e...

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The Agents of Pessimism in the State of Control

The Agents of Pessimism in the State of Control

The wave of intolerance that has taken over the country is a definitive product of the fake news culture. This way of thinking is further pushed forwa...

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The Psychology Behind Conspiracy Theories

The Psychology Behind Conspiracy Theories

From well-known conspiracy theories such as 9/11 being an inside job and the fake moon landing, to "The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion", a ho...

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The “Lord Ram” I Know as a Muslim

The “Lord Ram” I Know as a Muslim

Most of us have had Ramayana in our syllabus, and our idea of Lord Ram is quite different from the notion some bigots want us to inculcate. Every reli...

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Disputed aspirations and its resolution

Disputed aspirations and its resolution

Amidst the Kashmir issue, local masses of Jammu and Kashmir are the most significant party to the conflict because it is the question of their own fut...

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Indian Education Industry: An ‘Iso’ 1947:2019 Certified Company

A country of 1.3 billion people that is engaged in producing students in ‘robotic’ form further constitutes to 20% of India’s population and 35% of wo...

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The Education That Wasn’t

The Education That Wasn’t

India is a country obsessed with marks. From a young age, we are made to believe that marks should be the ultimate and only goal of a student’s life. ...

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India’s Got Bad Humour: Notes on the BeerBiceps Backlash

India’s Got Bad Humour: Notes on the BeerBiceps Backlash

Last month, Ranveer Allahabadia made headlines by dropping a controversial joke as a guest judge on a comedy show. The video, after getting viral on s...

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Subaltern Consciousness And Populism in Kashmir: Kashmiri Society And History

Subaltern Consciousness And Populism in Kashmir: Kashmiri Society And History

The article explores the intersection of subaltern consciousness and populism in Kashmir, emphasizing the struggles of marginalized groups within the ...

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Dr. Zakir Hussain Mausoleum and Museum

Dr. Zakir Hussain Mausoleum and Museum

Looking at the Mausoleum of Dr. Zakir Hussain in the middle of the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia, I couldn’t help but think about how artificial the ...

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UNDERSTANDING THE B IN LGBTQ+

Bisexuality is one of the largest segment of the LGBTQ+ umbrella yet people with bisexual orientation are less likely to ‘come out’. In fact, most of ...

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Trolling: A Threat to Healthy Online Discourse?

Trolling: A Threat to Healthy Online Discourse?

Recently, a video of a girl crying at a Diljit Dosanjh concert went viral. Some mocked her for getting so emotional, while others defended her, callin...

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