Ends That Don’t Justify The Means: On The Facebook-BJP Nexus
Facebook’s is a politically conditioned ecosystem and not a neutral platform as it poses itself to be.
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Culture
This Nationalism Would Have Imprisoned Tagore
Nikhilesh in Tagore’s The Home and the World says that those who are not enthusiastic enough to love their country as it is must shout and deify their country in order to keep up their excitement – it is not love they feel for their country, it is merely intoxication.
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Encounter Killings, Mob Lynchings, Death Penalty: The Underlying Social Consent
‘Encounter killing’ is a method of extrajudicial assassination allegedly conducted by the police taking a jibe at the proper channel to be followed.
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Celebrity Culture, Propaganda And Capitalism
Celebrity culture establishes its grip over public imagination on different issues in society, politics, economy, culture and religion.
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From Mother India To Parched: Women in Indian Cinema
Cinema, as is well known, is not only a medium of mass entertainment. It is a media of mass consumption which shapes our opinions, beliefs, concepts, and reasoning.
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Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Let’s Not Forget July 14
Liberté! Egalité! Fraternité!
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This Dell Of Death Is Not My Demesne
A poem by Nabarun Bhattacharya, translated by Megha Bhattacharya.
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Coming Out With Comrades: SFI’s Virtual Pride March
Newsclick’s report on SFI’s virutal pride march that took place on June 28.
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Cars & Character: A Look At Breaking Bad And Better Call Saul
Theories of fetishism say that the near worship of inanimate objects and by the virtue of giving them ‘magical powers’, these objects take on a life of their own.
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We Need A Robust Healthcare System Covering Everyone: Talking To Romila Thapar
Mukulika R speaks to Romila Thapar about democracies during pandemics, and imagining a post-COVID-19 world.
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