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    Human Loneliness, the Predatory Nature of Surveillance Capitalism, and the Prophetic Powers of Art
    • Apr 26
    • 6 min

    Human Loneliness, the Predatory Nature of Surveillance Capitalism, and the Prophetic Powers of Art

    I had just returned from a trip to Cubbon Park with a close friend of over ten years. We were meeting for the first time after the third...
    The Question of Literature and Adivasi Expression
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Question of Literature and Adivasi Expression

    What is the use of reading Literature? As an English literature researcher, I have been asked this question more than once. And believe...
    The Art of an Ever-Present Nostalgia
    • Oct 2, 2021
    • 11 min

    The Art of an Ever-Present Nostalgia

    Why are we so drawn to death? At the core of our grief, do we really have a yearning for sorrow? Being a person guided by spiritual...
    The Burning Issue
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Burning Issue

    During the beginning of the pandemic last year, there was a lot of uncertainty in the air from both the public and the government. But...
    The Nimbus Clouds of Grief - Who Are Drenched and How to Cope with it?
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 8 min

    The Nimbus Clouds of Grief - Who Are Drenched and How to Cope with it?

    “How did we even get here?” I heard this question come out like a bullet wrapped in frustration, sorrow, and fear; shot aimlessly into...
    Poetry of the People’s Poet: The Art and Importance of Reading Lal Singh Dil in Contemporary Times
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 5 min

    Poetry of the People’s Poet: The Art and Importance of Reading Lal Singh Dil in Contemporary Times

    Poetry has been and continues to be a significant part of the culture of resistance as well as an empowering instrument in the hands of...
    The Reign of What Remains: The Evolution of Love and Life in Delhi’s Ruins
    • May 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Reign of What Remains: The Evolution of Love and Life in Delhi’s Ruins

    *Imagine the following narrative as a replica of an exploratory walk. Allow the sounds and silences of the surroundings to embrace you,...
    Nature and Nation State
    • Apr 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    Nature and Nation State

    Political powers, empires, kingdoms, nation-states, and other governance systems have repeatedly sought legitimacy through their...
    “I Can’t Write a Nature Poem”: Beyond Nature and Tommy Pico’s Climate Arts
    • Apr 4, 2021
    • 7 min

    “I Can’t Write a Nature Poem”: Beyond Nature and Tommy Pico’s Climate Arts

    As the world wraps its head around the dangers of Climate Change, most of us, scratch that—some of us are anxiously learning and actively...
    Climate Change and Scepticism
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 8 min

    Climate Change and Scepticism

    "The Ice Age Cometh", a short story by Indian astrophysicist Jayanth V. Narlikar opens with a bizarre scene — snowfall in Mumbai. The...
    Recontextualizing Ismat Chughtai: Feminist Debates and Negotiating Identity
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    Recontextualizing Ismat Chughtai: Feminist Debates and Negotiating Identity

    Having carved a distinctively progressive authorial identity within the corpus of Urdu literature in the 20th century, the study of Ismat...
    Modernity and Alienation
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 6 min

    Modernity and Alienation

    W.H. Auden wrote The Unknown Citizen in the year 1939, at the peak and in the epi-centre of modernist writing, just after he had recently...
    Dreaming of Freedom in a Totalitarian Rule
    • Jan 5, 2021
    • 7 min

    Dreaming of Freedom in a Totalitarian Rule

    This year I came across a very interesting book—interesting because I found it relatable even though it was released in Germany in 1966....
    Disgust
    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 9 min

    Disgust

    It was the morning of 30th September; I was sitting in my favourite chair, facing the blue and orange hues of the sky, sipping my ginger...
    A Tradition of Loss
    • Oct 21, 2020
    • 5 min

    A Tradition of Loss

    One of the earliest playwrights to have written an absurdist drama outside of pre/post-war Europe happens to be mostly unknown to...
    Language – A Necessary Evil
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 5 min

    Language – A Necessary Evil

    Reading Time: 5min Imagine a world devoid of the vernacular: Without language, would it be possible to lend meaning to ideas that exist...
    The Rise Of Satire News
    • Sep 7, 2020
    • 10 min

    The Rise Of Satire News

    On 24th September 2010, in a publicised congressional hearing, Stephen Colbert, a comedian, gave his testimony to a judiciary...
    The Vast Potential of Graphic Narratives in Shaping Conversations Surrounding Socio-Political Issues
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 10 min

    The Vast Potential of Graphic Narratives in Shaping Conversations Surrounding Socio-Political Issues

    Reading Time: 10min I sat in silence, stunned, and slowly shut the book. I held it to my chest for a moment before immediately flipping...
    Of Archived Newspaper Clippings and Unclosed Tabs
    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 6 min

    Of Archived Newspaper Clippings and Unclosed Tabs

    Reading Time: 6min Sifting through old albums and papers at my grandfather’s house one day, I came across a yellowing newspaper carefully...
    I think we are stuck in a cave
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 6 min

    I think we are stuck in a cave

    French philosopher Alain Badiou in his essay ‘On Cinema as a Democratic Emblem’ comments upon the paradoxical nature of films, which with...
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