centreforneweconomicstudies

Perpetuation and Reinforcement of Rape Culture in Print Media

The objective of this article is to examine how the print media, specifically English print media, shapes and upholds a toxic and misogynistic rape culture that violates women’s dignity and human rights, as well as how it affects society and shapes beliefs that see women as second-class citizens to men.
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Menstrual Leave: A not-so-sacred issue

The debates on menstrual leave have been facing backlash from the prevailing conventions on menstruation that constantly exclude people of different genders who also menstruate. Menstrual leave is an advanced talk concerning menstruation to the nation that is even now trying to cope with period talk and sanitary pads out of black covers. This article…
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A Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh: Book Review

The book A Train to Pakistan, authored by Khushwant Singh, has garnered enormous attention in the field of partition literature. It presents before its readers the pre and post-partition scenes in the village Mano Majra.
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The Aryan Invasion Myth: Origins, Entrenchment, and Implications

The Aryan Invasion Theory (AIT), a creation of orientalists and colonialists, states that there was a mythical tribe of Indo-Europeans known as Aryans who invaded India sometime around 1500 BC and displaced the indigenous people of the country known as Dravidians. There exists no scientific evidence of the AIT and has been completely debunked. This…
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An Erring Association of Nationalism and Religion Since Independence

There is a rising rate of communal and religious violence in India since the last few years. The deeply ingrained yet unresolved question of who a “real” Indian is has been the driving force behind this religious upheaval. In this essay, I’ll highlight that, despite the fact that secularism was a major topic of discussion…
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The Prolonged Saga of Gender Bias in the Healthcare Industry

Gender bias in healthcare refers to unequal treatment and unequal access to medical care and services based on gender. This can result in a lack of recognition of certain medical conditions, a lack of proper treatment, and even discrimination in medical facilities. The issue of gender bias in healthcare has serious consequences for both women…
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Savitribai Phule: The Relevance of the Woman who Fought for the Annihilation of Caste and Patriarchy

Savitribai Phule made a significant contribution to literature and culture in addition to playing a pivotal role in the social movement for the emancipation of women via education and against oppressive caste systems. This article aims to explore the birth of intersectional feminism in India through the life and contributions of Savitribai Phule and how…
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Exploring the Shadows of War and Love: A Review of ‘Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’

he Booker prize winner of 2022, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a book that exposes us to the Sri Lankan War with dark humour and magical realism. The obvious literary comparisons are with the magical realism of Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez. But the novel also recalls the wit and surrealism of…
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The Reorientation of Central Banks

This article will explore the conflict between the macroeconomic objectives of central banks and their invisible accountability to the people. In this exploration, we broadly analyze the actions of the Federal Reserve as evidence for the existence of this conflict.
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The Entanglement of Intellectual Property Rights in the Global Contemporary Art

This article will investigate the tense relationship between copyright law and various forms of art, focusing on the points of conflicts and the jurisdictional inconsistencies in protecting contemporary art. In addition, we shall also understand the essence of ‘originality’ in artworks and the recognition given to the works reproduced.
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SPILLING THE ‘BAN’?

This article endeavors to explore the policy ramifications of Taliban’s ban on girls education. In a progressively globalized, dynamic international landscape, the repercussions of this ban are not limited to the region in question or to the populace directly influenced. Thus the article acknowledges the presence of externalities of this decision for other countries; namely…
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Sofia Coppola’s Room of Pinks: The Isolation of Femininity

Critically acclaimed director Sofia Coppola has brought to screen the most sacred place of all– the room of a girl. But behind the pale pinks and gleams of trinkets, she places a world full of dissociation, loneliness and isolation. This article discusses three films by Coppola that materialised these buried aspects of girlhood.
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