The Hug Parliament & The Connection To Apes
byThere’s a lot in common between the Colobus apes found in tropical Africa and Homo Sapiens that prowl the parliament.
Opinion
The Most Important Discovery in Human History
byDo you think men think with their testicles? You may not be wrong. Aristotle once thought the mind was congealed semen.
Are Africans Made to Feel Unwelcome in India?
byNumerous racist attacks on Africans in India display deep-rooted racism. Are Indians the most racist people in the world?
Why Indian Academia Is Like The Caste System
byHigher education in India is very much like India’s caste system, driven by prestige, power, wealth and utility.
Anthony Ayah’s Passport, Money Laundering & Domestic Servitude
byIn the 21st-century, wealthy Indians are the globalised brown sahibs. Their domestic ‘servants’ represent modern slavery.
Distilled Wisdom: On the Imperfectability Of Life
byThe Principle of the Imperfectability of Life pervades everything we do. But compassion must always take priority.
On Happiness & Decision Making
byAre your decisions a sum total of the meaning you ascribe to them? Are some decisions ‘right’ and others ‘wrong’?
In Praise Of The Bioscopewala
byThe Bioscopewala has always been a part of India’s social fabric. Can technology ever replicate their skill & humanity?
The Many Dangers Of Fake News
byFake news, spread through social media platforms such as WhatsApp, is a public security risk. Can it be regulated?
The Repeated Rise and Fall of Nalanda University
byOnce known as a great seat of learning, the Nalanda is now a textbook case of how not to build a world-class university.
On Professional Mourning & Caste Hierarchy
byProfessional mourners are hired to cry – for a person they never knew. It’s a practice rooted in the caste hierarchy.
Brexit & Britain’s Curry Houses
byBritain’s Curry houses employ more people than shipbuilding, steel, & coal industries. Why are they on the decline?
On Mixed-Race Relationships
byEach one of us is genetically unique and more mixed than we know, or would like to admit.
Charlotte Of Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Britain’s First Black Queen?
byIs Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding the most prominent mixed-race marriages in the crown’s recent history?
Of Coconuts, Bananas, and Twinkies
byCoconut, Banana, and Twinkie are racial slurs – slang terms for those who are from a ‘third culture.’