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Animal Farm and the Utopian India
India's journey from Nehru’s vision of an independent, secular, and just state to becoming the self-proclaimed Vishwaguru is an apple-to-apple compari...
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Unveiling Media Biases: The Persistent Distortion of Israel-Palestine Narratives
In the echoing silence and biased ink of media corridors, the Israel-Palestine narrative unfolds on the front pages of Western media, where truth beco...
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BIHAR’S CRUMBLING HEALTH SECTOR: A NEED FOR MAJOR REFORM
The current state of affairs in Bihar can be seen as an acute manifestation of perennial weaknesses in its healthcare system. These weaknesses are not...
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UN General Assembly votes in bulk for Humanitarian Ceasefire in Gaza
In an era marked by geopolitical tensions, conflicts, and humanitarian crises, the United Nations (UN) has consistently played a significant role in p...
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Life in Palestine
When wars are fought, they don’t affect just one side of the border or any one nationality, they affect all of humankind. The loss of life is not limi...
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The Leftist Discourse: Divided We Fall
With a concerning upsurge in the popularity of right-wing conservative politics, the need for the Left to put up a unified front to curb what is label...
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ETHICS OF BEING A DICTATOR
The morning of February 1, 2021 was a usual one for the citizens of Myanmar until they came across an announcement on state television that the govern...
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The Interplay of Sharam and Human
Kotha number 64, on Delhi’s GB Road, which is mostly inhabited by Nepalese girls, is the most popular among the 100 or so brothels in this bustling ma...
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Exodus 1990: An Unsung Story of Kashmiri Pandits
30 years of a dreadful event that still frightens the sufferers and the ensuing tales are substantial to press the redemption of dues. 19th January of...
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Global Medical Research Has Failed Women
"Am I going to die?” My roommate’s voice trembles as she searches online for answers about her late periods and the array of symptoms she’s experienci...
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Delhi’s Blood Bath: Stained Young Minds
The inhumane Delhi Riots last year left a stain on the books of history and on the minds of people. The property damage was heavy, still can be recove...
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The Anti-Defection Law – Steering to Subvert People’s Mandate
The Constitution of India empowers the citizens to confer the authority in the hands of elected representatives to make laws and hence it is the moral...
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Why do women have to pay more for stuff?
As a woman living on her own, it can be hard not to observe the price disparity between products marketed for men and those marketed for women, i.e. t...
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How realistic is it to raise the Marriage-able Age for Women in India?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in his 2021 Independence Day speech that his government intends to raise the legal age of marriage for women in ...
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Palestine: A Successful Erasure?
The plight of the Palestinians cannot be settled if we keep overlooking it, neither can it be solved if we choose to recognize Israel and cooperate wi...
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Nitish for PM 2024?
On August 10, after taking his eighth oath as chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar sneered at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by saying, “He won in 2014...
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A Case for Urbanism
Policy in India is made through the lens of rich private vehicle owners, prioritizing the movement of vehicles over the movement of people. How our ur...
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Anti-Shia Hysteria turned Genocide
Dr. Ali Haider, who resided on Gulberg Road, was leaving his son off at school on the morning of 18 February 2013, when he was stopped by four men rid...
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Empowering Ladakh: The Case for Implementing the Sixth Schedule
Ladakh, nestled amidst the towering peaks of the Himalayas, is not only renowned for its breathtaking landscapes but also for its rich cultural tapest...
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Politics and JMI
Trigger warning: This article discusses topics such as Eating Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, OCD, and Self-harm...
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Identity Crises in Young Muslims
The current generation of Muslims, raised in societies heavily influenced by Western ideas and values, has been left feeling confused and inferior. Th...
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A Distant Echo in a Juggernaut: Lost Voices of Tripura in CAA
While Assam and Delhi became epicenters of CAA resistance, the resolute voices of Tripuri people got trampled on in the cacophony of mixed stands of p...
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Democracy in the Dungeon?
Like any other country, India has a rich history of civil agitations and mass protests, ones of the sort that resulted in the nation’s independence fr...
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Are we a "Soft" State?
This article examines whether India can be considered a "soft” state, exploring its use of both hard and soft power in addressing domestic and interna...
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Pegasus: Onset of a Bigger Agenda
Pegasus is a spyware that helps spies hack into phones and access any personal information or location of any individual. It is developed by NSO Group...
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VOICES OF BOLLYWOOD RAISE AGAINST THE WITCH-HUNT BY DELHI POLICE
Over 20 film personalities including Anurag Kashyap, Ratna Pathak, Mahesh Bhatt, Vishal Bhardwaj, on Sunday released a statement raising their voice a...
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India Amidst the Sri Lankan Crisis
Sri Lanka, one of India’s next-door neighbors has sunken into a deep economic and political crisis. As we notice, there is a threatening possibility o...
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Delhi Police hunts Jamia students: Artists & Activists witness lockdown abuse
Several activists and academics on Monday decried the “arbitrary” arrests, saying they amounted to abuse of the lockdown to silence and arrest opponen...
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THE POWER-PLAY OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE: WHY THE BODY IS POLITICAL?
The bodies of marginalised individuals become the space where the politics of their marginalisation play out. The bodies of women especially, are subj...
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ARE WE RUSHING INTO A NEW WORLD ORDER?
We are at a juncture where we can easily get away with cruelest of the cruel crimes if we are capable enough of justifying it as propriety is subjecti...
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Controlling Information to withholding public opinion: How the State is using a new formula
The present situation of power distribution and geopolitics have raised as many a question on censorship and democracy as it has on international peac...
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SOFT AUTHORITARIANISM CLOAKED IN JUDICIAL MAGNANIMITY: MORAL VICTORY OR MORAL REPUGNANCE?
Firstly, my congratulations to Prashant Bhushan for his pyrrhic victory, not forgetting that he was found guilty and ₹1 is still an amount against his...
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The Indian Economy’s Bipolar Disorder
The Indian economy is currently in a state of changing moods, from euphoria to dejection. There are unmistakable signs of slowing down and growing mis...
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The End of Sustainability
The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015 was a highly anticipated event in gl...
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Victim-blaming is Just Another Form of Abuse
On 8th March 2022 while the world celebrated and congratulated women for their amazing contributions, surfaced a video of KK Shailaja, former Kerala H...
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India: A So-Called Secular State
According to the 42nd Amendment of the constitution of India implemented in 1976, the Preamble to the constitution asserted that India is a secular na...
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COVIDONOMICS: IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE INDIAN ECONOMY
Since last many days, a hundred and eighty nations square measure within the same line of threat by the fateful Coronavirus pandemic or the COVID-19. ...
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What do the Voters of Noor Nagar say about the 2024 elections?
The Jamia Review went on ground in the Noor Nagar Slum area to understand first hand about the perspectives of voters about the upcoming Lok Sabha ele...
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What’s your Jati?: An introspection of the Caste System in India
Today is 14th of April, birth anniversary of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, celebrated in India every year as Ambedkar Jayanti. The day is often cel...
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Promises, Potholes and Political Pandemonium: Shaheen Bagh’s Journey Through Neglect
Shaheen Bagh, in preparation for the Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections, has been decked up for the main event; houses and shopfronts plastered with...
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Fact-check Unit : A free pass for the Government to enforce Censorship
The state of freedom enjoyed by journalists in India has been on the decline. The Indian press was ranked 150th out of 180 in the World Press Freedom ...
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India’s declining Press Freedom: Should we be worried?
The annual World Press Freedom Index 2020 reveals that India slipped two places to 142nd rank out of 180 countries. The analysis has been conducted by...
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WHEN WILL THE ODDS BE IN THEIR FAVOUR?
Parallel Narratives: Gaza and The Hunger Games – A Struggle for Freedom and Justice It’s not untrue that at some point in our lives, we all wished to...
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The Right Wing Cancel Culture
In December 2022, a controversy came to light in the Government New Law College, Indore, concerning an “anti-Hindu” book in the college library. ABVP ...
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The Fallacies of the Hijab Ban
The Karnataka High Court upheld the ban on wearing of the hijab in classrooms, a ruling that could drastically fuel the ongoing marginalization of the...
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What do the Voters of Shaheen Bagh say about the 2025 Delhi Elections?
With the Delhi Assembly elections 2025 approaching, TJR visited Shaheen Bagh to engage with voters in the Okhla constituency. We gathered insights on ...
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STATE, MEDIA AND A MINORITY INSTITUTION
As religious polarization grows in the world’s largest democracy, targeting minority institutions is no suprise. Jamia Millia Islamia, the name itself...
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THE CURRENT SCENARIO OF INDIAN JOURNALISM
Gone are the days when authentic news used to be delivered on our screens. Authenticity does not even find a column in the newspapers nowadays. It may...
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How politics assaults our psyche: In the light of the tussle between United States of America and Iran
Anything can be politically manipulated if it is significant enough to be manipulated and this manipulation plays a major role in framing our day to d...
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Who improvised whom? Orientalism and the East
Who was the true architect of knowledge—the East or the West? This article unravels the paradox of Orientalism, exposing how colonization first thrive...
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India’s Babucracy
More than 10 lakh candidates applied for the Civil Services Examinations or CSE in 2021. 10 lakh candidates would face each other for a mere 710 seats...
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The Impact of Freebies in Electoral Politics and Fiscal Responsibility
The growing trend of offering freebies in Indian elections, like free electricity and food grains, raises significant concerns about fiscal sustainabi...
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Who’s choice is it anyway: Women’s clothing in Iran and India
For decades, men have abused power to control women. It is these women who need others to help them raise voice for themselves. Feminism doesn’t const...
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BACKDOOR FOR ISLAMIST EXTREMISM
Shashi Tharoor and Sadanand Dhume are not bigots and anti-Islam, instead they are sensible liberals who know how to stand in this fight for secularism...
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Two Indias React to Vir Das’ Standup
The monologue by comedian Vir Das performed at the John F Kennedy Centre in Washington DC has made the headlines. Vir Das who is famous for his humoro...
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PRIDE: WHERE SIGHS BECOME BREATHS
Mumbai’s Color Positive Foundation hosted its first pride parade on 28th January. Interestingly, an event representing one of the most diversely oppre...
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TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE
Media is a very powerful tool. While it’s primary purpose is to relay information, the media also has the upper hand. From possessing the ability to m...
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UAPA, A WEAPON TO OPPRESS DISSENT
The Present Government’s tactics to control its people criticizing it, is to stick UAPA on everyone’s head. How far will it go to manipulate and misus...
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Blue-Eyed Privileges and Dichotomy of Wars
From the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, if I have learned anything at all it’s this: it’s heroic to take up arms and fight till you vanquish them or they...
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Oppose, Oppose and Oppose
The Freedom of Press has been one of the most sought-after modern civil rights since the 19th century. The role played by the press during the Struggl...
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Debunking the Myth: “Ladki ki Nah Mein Bhi Haan Chhupi Hoti Hai”
“Ladki ki Nah mein bhi Haan chupi hoti hai” – This phrase has been tragically romanticised by the media. The media often portrays scenarios where pers...
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AFSPA: Why the Indian Army does not define our Indian-ness
To know the reality of things, it is important to be well-informed. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is a lesser known reality, presently ...
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The Rotten Fourth Pillar – Enemy of Young India Movement
As the youth of the country are reclaiming their voices of dissent and putting it loud on the streets, the fourth pillar of Indian democracy, like a...
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Question of Patriotism in Indian Sports
The cricket match between India and Pakistan was a marvel to watch. Shaheen Afridi’s bowling spell, Rizwan-Babar partnership, and the impeccable innin...
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Students of the World Unite
15th of December will be registered as a black day in the history of Jamia Millia Islamia when the students of the university were subjected to barbar...
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REMEMBERING SAFDAR HASHMI: THE MAN WHO REPRESENTED CULTURAL RESISTANCE
The new word is Safdar Hashmi Safdar Hashmi means waking up Staying awake, Awakening – Purnendu Pattrea, A New Word: Safdar Hashmi...
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Rebellion through Art
India is seeing an innovative revival amid the anti-CAA and anti-NRC protests. This time, Art has taken the forefront in this nationwide agitation aga...
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THE INTOXICATION OF POWER
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men…”, said Lord Acton, aptly summing up what...
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CAA Implemented After Four Years: Are Rohingyas, Srilankan Tamils Proof of ‘Selective Exclusion’
After four years of dangling in distress, The BJP Government has implemented the Citizen’s Amendment Act in India allowing legal rights and eligibilit...
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The Interplay of Sharam and Human
Kotha number 64, on Delhi’s GB Road, which is mostly inhabited by Nepalese girls, is the most popular among the 100 or so brothels in this bustling ma...
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Elected representation returns to Kashmir: What unfurled and what to expect with return of Jumhuriyat?
After five years of direct rule from Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir held its first elections since 2014, bringing Omar Abdullah of the National Conference t...
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Elitist Exploitation of the Proletarian Pack: How to avoid being sheep in that regard
Even in the 21st century, we choose blissful ignorance over identifying ways in which the government fleeced our ancestors, and still continues to do ...
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VOYEURISM AND CYBER LAWS: A VISION BEYOND THE LENS
The internet has been the biggest achievements of human civilization. However, with its advent cyber crimes have risen, particularly voyeurism, making...
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THE DECLINING FEDERALISM OF INDIA
On the 26th day of November 1949, the newly formed democracy of India adopted its constitution and on the very first page under Article 1(1), it was i...
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Mr Chief Minister, ‘What’s in a name?’
What’s in a name? A long time ago Shakespeare spoke these words through Juliet and completely ridiculed the idea of an existing barrier that came in t...
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How I see the Delhi Elections as a Muslim
The National Capital is all set to witness its 8th Assembly elections this month. The atmosphere is charged with a war of words between the supporters...
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WINDS OF CHANGE
Very delicately and gradually, a larva transforms into a pupa. It then comes out of its shell and faces the fresh air and the moist ground for the fir...
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The Challenge Before A Civil Servant Today
With the advancement of human knowledge and the continuous progress in scientific research and discoveries, people's desires and aspirations are const...
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Peace Journalism and its Need in Today’s World
Journalism is not just about reporting facts. It is about ‘what’ to report and ‘how’ to report. Showing all the sides of a conflict is a very necessar...
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The Other Side: CAA & NRC in Retrospection
Every coin has two sides and so does the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and National Register of Citizens. With the utter rage created amongst the peo...
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Internet Suspension in the Epoch of Technology
According to Indian Express, the country has faced over 550 internet shutdowns since 2012, with over half of them being imposed from 2019 onwards. Whi...
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Electoral Politics in the Capital
As the recent elections became an important catalyst in the agenda that pushed the various political parties in the run, the need to better understand...
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How Bollywood Continues to Fuel Islamophobia in Indian Society
Cinema, ever since its introduction, has been a leading impact player in every society. With its amount of stardom, art and ability to deliver a messa...
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The Black Baby Test
In recent years, the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter has been used widely on social media against racism towards the Black people, especially African-Americ...
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Sadhvi Pragya: Controversies from Sangh to Sabha
BJP MP and Terror Acussed Sadhvi Pragya has stirred another controversial remark by referring Gandhi’s assasinator Nathuram Godse as a patriot. But, t...
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India and Its Baby Steps Towards Genocide
The difference of identity can become a tool of division. This polarization can be amplified by the use of hateful politics, slowly leading towards vi...
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An Authoritarian’s Old Tricks of Trade
The makers of our constitution knew that in spite of the democratic structure democratic republics descend into oligarchy as demagogues install themse...
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Westernisation: The Unobtrusive Decay of Indian Folklore
Westernisation is a term used to signify the course of reception of the western culture, style, language, and methods of reasoning. Westernisation has...
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When Delhi Police protected the JMI Campus with Brutality & Force
It’s 15th of December when thousands of localites took onto the streets to protest against the NRC and CAA in a display of civil resistance. Little di...
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DOWRY: SPOUSE CHOSEN OR BOUGHT?
On 25th February 2021, we lost another one of our daughters, Ayesha, to suicide. We failed yet again to protect our own from the evil clutch of dowry....
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Attack on Titan: Exploring Parallels with Palestine
In a world where fiction mirrors reality and vice versa, the Israel-Palestine situation and the narrative complicacies of ‘Attack on Titan’ spring up ...
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State and the Fourth Estate: Perfect Bedfellows
Media plays a crucial role in politics as it influences public opinion and helps define and take up the issues. It can keep the powerful in check and ...
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Declining Democracy in India – An Undeclared Emergency
Since the BJP has attained power over the Indian Government, the democracy of India has been on a steep decline and has gone from bad to worse. With t...
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The Lone Saviors
The witch hunting of students, activists and organizations goes on. It is expected to aggravate due to the assertive attitude of Muslims. The vulturou...
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Modi Government’s Remissness to Trounce the Second Wave
A year after the proclamation of Coronavirus-induced lockdown, the phantom of the second wave has loomed. The ruinous second wave has sparked fury at ...
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Two Indias React to Vir Das’ Standup
The monologue by comedian Vir Das performed at the John F Kennedy Centre in Washington DC has made the headlines. Vir Das who is famous for his humoro...
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AN ODE TO ALL THE ‘HARD TO LOVE’ PEOPLE
We are all standing on the shoulders of giants when it comes to set off a revolution or social change, but little do we know that love and revolution ...
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Student Journalism – A Hope for Ethical Media
For many young journalists worldwide, there are obstructions to publishing freely. India’s inroads into media education and journalism were initiated ...
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The Habit of ‘Othering’ of Muslims in the Indian Cinema
In recent times, the debate around nationalism and the question “Who is an anti-national?” has taken a centre-stage and the edifice of secularism is i...
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The Right To Speak: Diaspora Voices in Native Politics
A community that is present in the interstitial spaces of cartography is diaspora. This community resides on the precarious precipice of belonging and...
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A world of factoids
A factoid is an imitation of a fact. They act as a modern and easy substitute for truth, blurring the line between reality and fiction. In political d...
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Revisiting Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
The film is about youth and rebellion. It is about fathers and sons. There is a disagreement about the idea of India they all have; about India explod...
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THE LIMITATIONS OF A NAME, THE DEFINITIONS OF AN IDENTITY
The identity of an Indian-Muslim carries a political burden entailing bloody historical events that still continue to cast a shadow on their existence...
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Genocide in Palestine and the Failure of Islamic Nations
The responses from mass media, social groups, political parties and elected governments of multiple nation-states to this prolonged oppression have ar...
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Juvenile Delinquency
The misled behaviour of today’s youth ignites in me the urge to put forth my views on the currently burning issue, ’Juvenile Delinquency.’ Yes, my dea...
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Paper Leak or Student's Future Breach?
This year, the NEET-2024 exam had an unexpectedly high cut-off, causing distress for many students. In our country, certain exams have the power to ch...
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When they stand, She leads them
The recent streak of protests in the varsity, provided a centre for nationwide movement against CAA and proposed NRC, but apart from the augmentation ...
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INTOLERANCE IN THE NAME OF RELIGION
Acts of violence committed in the name of religion or due to matters related to religion have made religious intolerance an issue of debate in recent ...
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China’s Oppression: One of the Most Pressing Human Rights Issues of our Time
China, the world’s most populous country, which is referred to as a superpower has been the source of many innovations, scientific discoveries, and in...
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India: An Eternal Purge within the Democracy
Imagine a world where each year, a government legitimizes the execution of every criminal activity for 12 hours, irrespective of the atrociousness lev...
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Khaki is the New Fear
The very ‘guardians of law’ took a monstrous form in Uttar Pradesh as the police maneuvered in establishing a soul stirring example of brutality by ta...
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The student’s dilemma- determining the efficacies of collegiate education
Having one of the largest youth populations, the country is tasked with the challenge to accommodate millions of students trying to pursue higher educ...
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Remnants of a Parliamentary System
It was a cold winter morning in Delhi on 26th November 2021, the Prime Minister of India was addressing dignitaries in the central hall of Parliament ...
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Does Freedom of Speech include criticism of the Government?
Freedom of expression has been humanity’s yearning in times ancient and modern. Freedom of speech and expression occupies a very high position in the ...
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