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EXPLORING INTIMACY, SEX & FEMININITY IN DAS’S “AN INTRODUCTION”
Read more: EXPLORING INTIMACY, SEX & FEMININITY IN DAS’S “AN INTRODUCTION”Kamala Das’ “An Introduction” tackles a lot of coming-of-age themes such as intimacy, sex and femininity. This article tries to find a connection between these themes and explores how they link together in the context of the poem and generally. Here there are 3 viewpoints that are being used to explore this link; the what,…
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Is India Equipped to Deal with the Climate Refugee Crisis?
Read more: Is India Equipped to Deal with the Climate Refugee Crisis?India recently unveiled its theme of the G20 Presidency as “One Earth One Family One Future” in light of its commitment towards the climate change movement but as cases of internal displacement due to environmental conditions and climate refugees rise, India lacks a framework and methodology to deal with the same. This article will attempt…
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Sports and Soft Power: Qatar Diplomacy in light of Football World Cup
Read more: Sports and Soft Power: Qatar Diplomacy in light of Football World CupCountries have used sports to assert dominance and mark their presence for centuries. This article explores the role of football in improving or deteriorating diplomatic relations between nations and how Qatar used the FIFA world cup to become more relevant and assert its soft power, and how impactful is sports diplomacy.
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Queerbaiting: From a Marketing Tactic to Cancel Culture
Read more: Queerbaiting: From a Marketing Tactic to Cancel CultureAs social media continues to tackle the problem of correct word usage, “queerbaiting” has become one of many such buzzwords. What is repeatedly ignored are the implications and consequences of shifting its inclusion in the discourse surrounding real people. This article looks at the complexities contained in this shift of “queerbaiting” as a narrative technique…
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Patriarchy, Capitalism and the Systematic Oppression of Women
Read more: Patriarchy, Capitalism and the Systematic Oppression of WomenThe oppression of women is ancient and it predates any other form of oppression. Women of the world have since time immemorial borne the brunt of patriarchy which, due to its dynamism, has gradually and incrementally overlapped with newer and more universal forms of oppression i.e capitalism. Patriarchy and capitalism have together sustained and perpetuated…
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Brace for Impact: Europe’s Upcoming Recession
Read more: Brace for Impact: Europe’s Upcoming RecessionEurope is heading for a recession. With sky-high energy prices, a surging dollar, and China’s slowdown, most economists have now begun to discuss the severity of the recession and what it would entail. On that front, this article takes a hypothetical trajectory and predicts three possible scenarios that might pan out for Europe in the…
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The IRGC Strikes Back: Iranian Involvement in the Ukraine War
Read more: The IRGC Strikes Back: Iranian Involvement in the Ukraine WarIran is one of Russia’s principal foreign allies in the ongoing Ukrainian war. By supplying weapons to Russia, Iran has to an extent reversed the traditional client-patron relationship between Western and Middle-Eastern states and opened a new frontier in its proxy conflict with the United States. This article examines the background of the Russia-Iran alliance,…
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Nudging Patriarchy into the Grave of Stereotypes
Read more: Nudging Patriarchy into the Grave of StereotypesThis article aims to analyse how the application of Nudge Theory can turn the failure of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative into a success by adding a few ‘new nudges’ recommended by me.
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The Relevance of Central Bank Digital Currencies in Geopolitics
Read more: The Relevance of Central Bank Digital Currencies in GeopoliticsAbstract Putin’s war in Ukraine has disrupted numerous supply chains and worsened the global economy. The geopolitical tensions have triggered a race among nations to launch an unusual innovation that may have the potential to disrupt the global financial system: central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). This column explores the geopolitical role of central bank digital…
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“Ambedkar: A Life” – A Book Review
Read more: “Ambedkar: A Life” – A Book ReviewAbstract Though much has been written about Ambedkar over the past few decades, Dr Shashi Tharoor’s new book “Ambedkar: A life” promises to provide a thought-provoking take on the relevance of Ambedkar’s ideas in today’s context while critiquing him where necessary. While the book manages to provide a good introduction to the unaccustomed reader, its…
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The Decline and Disregard of the Tawaifs of India
Read more: The Decline and Disregard of the Tawaifs of IndiaTawaifs usually have a negative connotation associated with them. They are seen as shameless, vile, and corrupt women who pollute society. But this wasn’t the case in the Mughal era. People appreciated their talents in music and dance and yearned to see their performances. They were respected and held in high esteem. They were differentiated…
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Whither the Left?
Read more: Whither the Left?In an era where the discourse around a global rightward tilt of democracies is done to death, the Left has made some admirable comebacks from South America to Western Europe. Yet the South Asian left has been conspicuously absent when it comes to any sign of a revival on a political front. The absence is…
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