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India's Silent Emotive Majority
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India's Silent Emotive Majority

Will positive emotions of love, compassion and care hold similar velocity to counter-mobilise Rightwing Hindutva?

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10+ mins  |
21 July 2023
Uniform Civil Code: Now Or Later?
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Uniform Civil Code: Now Or Later?

The UCC has been a part of the BJP's manifestos in the past many elections. Will the government bring in the UCC prior to the 2024 election?

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6 mins  |
July 11, 2023
When Science Meets Arts
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When Science Meets Arts

A good liberal arts education allows the student to flit between disciplines before settling into one

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10+ mins  |
July 11, 2023
In Favour Of Unlearning
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In Favour Of Unlearning

A growing awareness among students and faculties about the importance of liberal arts is a positive trend

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8 mins  |
July 11, 2023
Nectar in a Sieve
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Nectar in a Sieve

After the ban on alcohol in Bihar, traditional toddy tappers have been rendered jobless

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8 mins  |
July 11, 2023
Portrait of a Model
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Portrait of a Model

A prose poem inspired by a painting bearing the same title, by Jamil Ahmad Khan, an artist from Ahmedabad.

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1 min  |
July 11, 2023
Democratising Museums
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Democratising Museums

Bihar Museum is an opportunity for opening up of the museum space in ways never done before in India

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4 mins  |
July 11, 2023
The Bright Side of Insha's Life
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The Bright Side of Insha's Life

Insha Mushtaq was blinded by pellets in Kashmir in 2016. It has taken a long and arduous journey for her to educate herself through Braille

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8 mins  |
July 11, 2023
Close Encounters
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Close Encounters

Modi's US state visit has been a win-win for India, with New Delhi giving little away

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5 mins  |
July 11, 2023
The Fury of the Sun
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The Fury of the Sun

The disparity in official and unofficial numbers is making it difficult to tackle heat stroke-related deaths in Bihar

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8 mins  |
July 11, 2023
Heat and Apathy
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Heat and Apathy

Heat wave-related deaths are not registered with any central or state disaster management agency and there is therefore no provision for compensation

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4 mins  |
July 11, 2023
Epic Disaster
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Epic Disaster

A 600 cr budget and sizeable political backing could not save Adipurush at the box office

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5 mins  |
July 11, 2023
Changing Hiring Landscape
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Changing Hiring Landscape

The employee-employer interface is no longer to walk-in restricted interviews and placement cells

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5 mins  |
July 11, 2023
The Southern Preference
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The Southern Preference

Why are students obsessed with the science stream and why do most of them come from the southern states?

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6 mins  |
July 11, 2023
The Artistic Alchemy
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The Artistic Alchemy

Unleashing the transformative potential of professional education

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5 mins  |
July 11, 2023
The Easy 'A'
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The Easy 'A'

Humanities can flourish only when democratic values thrive in society, the spirit of questioning encouraged and liberalism enjoys legitimacy

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5 mins  |
July 11, 2023
Crafting An Education
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Crafting An Education

For crafts to be seen as a knowledge system and professional skill rather than a hobby, school curriculums must include them from a young age

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5 mins  |
July 11, 2023
Why Liberal Arts?
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Why Liberal Arts?

A liberal arts education forces students to be thrown out of their familiar corners and confront multiple viewpoints.

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4 mins  |
July 11, 2023
Power of Literature
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Power of Literature

In a world faced with loneliness, profits and othering, literature helps us to connect, to empathise and to have compassion

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4 mins  |
July 11, 2023
A Long Battle Ahead
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A Long Battle Ahead

The wrestlers' pursuit of justice has so far been heroic, but their fight will clearly not end with Singh's arrest

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3 mins  |
June 21, 2023
Celebrating Chattisgarh
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Celebrating Chattisgarh

The state of Chattisgarh is in celebratory mode celebrating its own history, culture, people and achievements.

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2 mins  |
June 21, 2023
Wrestlers Vs Brij Bhushan
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Wrestlers Vs Brij Bhushan

As protesting wrestlers hope for justice to prevail, there is anger among various sections of society about why a protest of this nature should drag for so long

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10+ mins  |
June 21, 2023
Sport, Sex And Gender
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Sport, Sex And Gender

The gendered and sexualised dynamics within sport has dire consequences for its female athletes

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5 mins  |
June 21, 2023
Diary
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Diary

Dutee Chand is an Indian sprinter and current national champion of the women's 100m event

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3 mins  |
June 21, 2023
It Takes a Hundred Years to Love
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It Takes a Hundred Years to Love

This creative non-fiction essay is about creating memories throughout our lives so that after we die, it becomes less heavy, difficult and empty for the ones whom we are leaving behind. Filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh has written a very simple, beautiful and profound line in the screenplay of the film Memories in March in which he has acted too). He said: If have to go away, can leave a bit of me with you?” This short essay centres around creating memories, many of them

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2 mins  |
June 21, 2023
Archiving Loving Memories
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Archiving Loving Memories

Two senior photographers-Prashant Nadkar and Mahendra Parikh-passed away recently. Their memories and archives are never going to die

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9 mins  |
June 21, 2023
A Museum of Memories
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A Museum of Memories

Since their inception, museums have acted as the guardians of history and antiquity. But can a museum be more than just a repository of artefacts?

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5 mins  |
June 21, 2023
In The Shadow of Mann Ki Baat
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In The Shadow of Mann Ki Baat

Artists of global acclaim put together an exhibition to celebrate 100 episodes of a government-run radio show

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5 mins  |
June 21, 2023
"It is the Players' Movement"
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"It is the Players' Movement"

Dressed in all-white and a saffron headscarf, Rakesh Tikait sits against large photographs of Chaudhary Charan Singh, Mahendra Singh Tikait, Babasaheb Ambedkar, Sardar Patel, and a farmer's plough. There is a collage resting on a corner table. There are photographs of Uttar Pradesh's revolutionary kisan movement from 1986-1989, helmed by the \"kisan messiah\" Mahendra Singh Tikait. The office traces Bharatiya Kisan Union's (BKU) rich history of protests and the participation of farmers and women in popular movements.

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5 mins  |
June 21, 2023
It's Time to Reflect...
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It's Time to Reflect...

What does the wrestlers’ protest tell us about the reality of violence against women in India?

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3 mins  |
June 21, 2023