Tracking “Hindu Hriday Samrat” As A Political Slogan
byThe slogan “Hindu Hriday Samrat” is a classic case study in political branding that facilitated social division like none other.
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The Origins Of The Kiss
byKissing is an Indian export to the world. When Alexander The Great came to India, he saw people kissing. Fascinated, he learned the art and took it back with him.
Crusade
by“Move ahead. Keep, keep, keep going. Somehow, anyhow.”
Parliamentary Democracy, Political Parties & Elections In India
byAll the vital institutions created by the Constitution to ensure good governance have lost their vigour and vitality, autonomy and authority because pliant people are manning these vital bodies.
India Has A Serious Hunger Problem: Here’s Why
byInstead of focusing on propaganda, the government must act immediately to ensure that all schemes aimed at reducing hunger are implemented.
Ode To A Nightingale
byLataMangeshkar’s extraordinary saga was ordained, not just by god, but also the goddess of music.
BA.2 Is Like Omicron’s Sister. Here’s What We Know About It So Far
byFully vaccinated people are 2.5 times more susceptible to BA.2 than BA.1, and those who were booster vaccinated are nearly three times more susceptible.
Three Fragments Of Apocalypse
byA poets describes the end of the world. Regardless of the stages, the apocalypse, she says, is lurking in the corner of your mind’s eye, ready to submerge you in a sea of sorrow.
The Anatomy Of Rejection
byEditorial rejections may not be statements on the writer’s literary merits. They may be the result of commercial considerations or ideological loyalties.
Ukraine-Russia: The First Shots Have Already Been Fired–In Cyberspace
byThe west should worry about how Ukraine will fight a defensive conflict without cyber defence infrastructure & networks.
Glorifying Nathuram Godse
byNathuram Godse, Gandhi’s killer, Independent India’s first terrorist, is now a hero who is being glorified for killing Gandhi. It is a sad, disturbing reality in New India.
“India Is Turning Into A Majoritarian, Neo-Fascist State”
byThe New India, instead of progressing, is regressing–politically, economically, socially, and morally. The social & economic fabric of the country is being severely damaged.
Famine, Subjugation & Nuclear Fallout: How Soviet Experience Sowed Resentment Among Ukrainians Toward Russia
byStalin’s engineered famine, Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine & the legacy of Chernobyl have sowed resentment among Ukrainians towards Russia.
Going Through The Motions
byWe go through the same routines every day. We follow through life as if it is some sort of a ritual. But what does it do to us?
Lajpat Rai’s Views On Women & Caste
byLajpat Rai’s thoughts on women, though they seemed progressive at the outset, were indeed questionable.