Earlier this year, a feminist meme sprang up on the microblogging site Tumblr. Participants posted messages that began “I need feminism because ” and completed the thought with their personal takes on the issue. A heterosexual man declared he needed
While the PRISM programme hogs the media limelight, a similar programme is already operational in India. The Central Monitoring System is capable of monitoring all your communication real time. But the government will have you believe that it is all
The bombastic seduction of the apps, the velvety seduction of the apps… a fatal seduction. Apple is the fruit of genesis, Apps, on the other hand could very well turn out to be the agent of apocalypse. Niel Postman,
‘Lastly, there is the effect of the remarkable fact that people in general experience their present almost naively, unable to appreciate what it holds; they must first put some distance between it and them – in other words, the present
Those who have observed Narendra Modi have some revealing – and chilling – things to say about him. Social scientist Ashis Nandy had interviewed Narendra Modi in the early 1990s. He came out of the interview shaken. In his own
“They called you insane. And they took you to worship. And they took your wrists. And they took their chains. And then, when the fire came, they ran in strides as big as their own surprise and terror. And they
Some stereotypes can be endearing, wouldn’t you say? In the way that filter coffee immediately brings to mind mustachioed dhoti clad men sipping copious amounts of this milky, sugary concoction out of stainless steel glasses – tumblers, as the old
The smell of fear wafts through the Delhi Metro. It can be difficult to detect, especially in crowded stations like Rajiv Chowk, where it is overpowered by the musky smell of the commuting masses and the burnt coffee aroma coming
A country that lags behind even Bangladesh in mortality rates also witnesses staunch opposition to food security. Why is food a black and white issue? After four years of discussion around a National Food Security Act, the Bill
How do the Senses operate in a conflict zone? “I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.” -Socrates A