Aspirations or a ‘Mirage’: A Sociological Perspective
How many times have we been nagged by relatives about what we intend to do? The question of ‘what next’ constantly looms in our mental...
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Shatika
- Jan 28
- 5 min
Naxalism: Aspirations v/s the State
"Political power grows out of the barrel of the gun." Stemming from a perpetuating class struggle, Naxalism has evolved to sabotage the...
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Milind Shekhar Singh
- Jan 14
- 12 min
Caste Census: Need of the Hour or a Tool for Appeasement?
The great leader of backward castes, Babu Jagdev Prasad Kushwaha said - 90 out of 100 are exploited and 90% belong to us (backward...
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Arpit Rituraj
- Nov 23, 2022
- 6 min
Capitalism and Patriarchy: A Nefarious Nexus
The notion of empowering women in our societies has remained largely distorted, the misalignment is facilitated and exasperated by the...
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Vidhi Sharma
- Sep 16, 2022
- 6 min
Exploring Fundamentals of Justice in the Family
The institution of family is one of the most primitive elements in society. Oftentimes, it is regarded as the foundation of all...
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Raksha Jha
- Aug 29, 2022
- 5 min
An Incessant Saga of Compromises
“A woman cannot be herself in the society of the present day, which is an exclusively masculine society, with laws framed by men and with...
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Parth Pruthi
- Aug 14, 2022
- 7 min
A Puppet or a Free Actor: On Origins of Morality
Would you be able to strangle this child to death? What if you are told that this child is Adolf Hitler? Moral evil of murder vs Moral...
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Nitin Vrihaspati
- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
Understanding Marx’s Critique of Religion
In an unfinished Critique to the Hegel's philosophy of the “Right”, Karl Marx's celebrated dictum “Religion is the Opium of the Masses” had
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Muhammad Luqman OP
- Jul 14, 2022
- 5 min
Reaching out to the “Left Behind”: Analysing the Discourse around Pasmanda Muslims
The recently observed ripples after the BJP’s national executive meeting in Hyderabad demonstrate their changing approach towards Pasmanda M
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Avanindra Yadav
- Sep 28, 2021
- 8 min
Ambedkar’s Idea of a Nation
“In the fight for Swaraj you fight with the whole nation on your side. In this (fight for a casteless society), you have to fight against...
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Priyanka
- Sep 1, 2021
- 5 min
A Case for Decriminalising Suicide
The act of taking away one's own life is viewed negatively almost everywhere around the world, and is thus resented. In several places,...
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Siddharth Kaushik
- Aug 26, 2021
- 6 min
THE FAILURE OF SOCIETY AND HUMAN NATURE
Back in ancient Greece, Aristotle opined how man, by nature, is a social animal, and this stands true even centuries later. It is almost...
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Tanishque Gedam
- Jul 15, 2021
- 4 min
The Social Boycott Malady
The caste system is undeniably a hierarchical social order which engenders and ensures perpetual exploitative relations between the...
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Hardik Narayan Shukla
- Jul 9, 2021
- 6 min
Trafficking and Addiction: India’s Experience with Drugs
India's proximity to the two principal areas of illicit opium production, the ‘Golden Triangle’ (area where the borders of Thailand,...
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Shaily Birla
- May 12, 2021
- 5 min
NFTs: Absurd or Evolutionary?
What are NFTs? Time and again, the media flashes with the news of an explosion in the world of Blockchain. From Nyan Cat being sold as a...
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Nishant Kumar
- May 3, 2021
- 5 min
Failing the Freedom
“Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy; it is democracy.” -Walter Cronkite. We are often told that knowledge is the new...
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Dilip Dave
- Apr 10, 2021
- 8 min
The Pseudo-Morality of Public Shaming
Social media is considered the best platform to share your views, ideas and connect to various people. But has it become a platform to...
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Sanchaali Chakravarty
- Apr 6, 2021
- 6 min
Who were the Witches?
If you were female, married with less or no children or had spoiled milk in your fridge, chances are that in 1692 you would qualify as a...
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Shreya Shukla
- Mar 12, 2021
- 5 min
The Curious Case of Caster Semenya: Sports and Sex Testing
During adolescence, most people ask themselves if they are feminine or masculine enough, trying to fit into a binary and finding a place...
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Sanya Sethi
- Mar 1, 2021
- 9 min
The Caste Conundrum: Dalit Women
Tracing back its existence to almost 3000 years, the caste system is the oldest continuous form of social stratification, which denies...
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