by Anantinee Mishra “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife” is the first sentence of Jane Austen’s highly acclaimed Pride & Prejudice. Published by Thomas Egerton on 28th January 1813, the famously everlasting […]
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Kutia Kondhs – a Few Perspectives from the Ground
by Ravi Shankar Behera and Dr. Ranjit K Sahu Kutia Kondha is one of the PVTGs (Particularly vulnerable tribal groups – earlier: Primitive tribal group) in Kalahandi district, Odisha. The Kondhas who live in hilltop and valleys are known as Kutia Kondha. Whereas those who live in highlands and near […]
Secret of the Smile
by Anantinee Mishra The mysteriously captivating and darkly alluring smile of a woman is exactly what made a particular painting an object to immense worldwide fascination. Mona Lisa (English) or La Gioconda (Italian) or La Joconde (French) is a famous portrait painting of an undiscovered woman, by Italian artist Leonardo […]
An Open Letter to Those Men Who Treat Girls as “Show-Pieces”
by Mursaleen Manzoor Dear men, You were created as a guardian of the women in the world. You are a brother to that sister who never says no when it comes to sharing her chocolates with you. You are a son of that mother who tolerated pain while you were […]
Hence Proved
by Sowjanya M Coronavirus, Covid-19, the year 2020 will also be called Covid-19 year. In all the sense this year has brought a change in everyone’s life. We all know, it is difficult to keep the children and all other family members under one roof but this was achieved. A […]
Future – How it is
by Daksh Khanna Interstellar and Dark have something in common. If you give the attention they are based on the concepts where the future influences the past, the bootstrap paradox. In Interstellar Cooper; when inside the black hole, in morse code, gives the solution to Murphy. The sixth episode of […]
How Did the High School Students of GTF Face the COVID-19 Pandemic?
By Ananya Mahesh, Malvika Sawant, Meghana Malempati, Rishima Sharma, Rishi Bappanad, Roumika Patil, and Sonika Tatipalli, the GTF Group The COVID-19 pandemic has made everyone in the world experience countless struggles. From facing the deadly illness to learning how to stay safe and quarantined, the entire world had to rapidly […]
Countering Micro Fascism in a Tropical Amazonia: Matriliny and a Female Kalarippayattu Tradition in Kerala
by Umar Nizarudeen The aesthetic privileging of the feminine along with the political suppression of the same has been a constant factor in the socio-cultural space in modern Kerala. While women have been allotted demarcated zones of beauty and self-care and arenas of feminine sovereignty that draw from tradition, the […]
Kolkata – The City of Shades
by Soutrik Dutta Kolkata !! As everyone would spell is just the city of joy. But is it all that it has to offer? A city where life and soul are mixed with ingredients of emotion and heritage cooked in the plater of modernity. A city where the imaginary of […]
Pondering Over Value System
by Bharati Thakur This is the story of a gentleman from a small village. He was a pandit, a kind-hearted person, always willing to help anybody. The story began early in the morning when a neighbour told another villager that this gentleman had died. Some children, younger men, and women […]