By Mark Antony Rossi The act of recording history was predicated on a simple intention: instruct the future. History is replete with warnings against committing the same costly mistakes that maim trust and murder dreams. As I witness mindless mobs toppling statues, I remember how this ignorant misuse of agitation […]
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Helicopter Parents
by Anantinee ‘JHUMPA’ Mishra ‘Mom! Stop reading my texts!’ ‘Dad, stop checking my laptop!’ ‘For god’s sakes, I can see whoever I want to!’ Space. Privacy. Boundaries. These small words can create a big difference in relationships. We, teenagers, continuously ask for our own space, our own domain. We want […]
The Viral, Virus Media
by Shobha Diwakar We have all heard the saying, ‘empty vessels make the most sound,’ how true this is of our media. It yells, it shrieks, it beats about the bush about any news it fancies making a raucous noise about it on every channel you switch on. Whether it […]
Where’s National Reconciliation?
by Mark Antony Rossi My country, the United States, needs to heal. It truly needs to sit down with all aggrieved parties and find reconciliation in a televised national dialogue. But this cannot happen with ad hoc groups springing up and causing chaos through looting and burning and unlawfully occupying […]
“Aval” (or “She”) : My Impressions on the Short Film
by Smitha M. As someone who has an irresistible push every time to write about an impressive feature film after having watched it, I haven’t found myself on a similar urge ever to pen down for some short film that I rarely watch. Rather, I think, no other short film […]
Vikas Dubey: Tragedy, Humour and Harsh Reality
by Danish Farooq “Dead men tell no tales” is a quote from RL Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Vikas would have told facts about the complicity of political parties in supporting his crimes. Hence, He was shot in a fake encounter like his other accomplices. There is another great thing happening in […]
The Deity Heist: A Tragic Ambiguity of Sovereign’s Conurbation
by Arghya Das 28th February 1994, peoples of NorthBengal rouse and stirred up with heart-breaking news that their endeared ModonMohon Thakur had been stolen from the famous ModonMohon mandir of Coochbehar on the prior day. Two idols, considered priceless antiques, were stolen from the temple. The smaller idol was 14 […]
A More Perfect Union
by Mark Antony Rossi The Great Democratic Experiment that is America is in historic jeopardy. The enormous legislative strides Americans made as a country (and at the cost of many lives I must add) are now being rolled back one by one. The cause of stopping racism and reforming policing […]
Class Room Learning: Then & Now
by Anantinee ‘JHUMPA’ Mishra Virtual learning, online classes are a thing of habit now. With the globally affecting Covid-19 in its wake, the lack of an option to proceed with the educational/professional courses would have led to disastrous consequences. Luckily, platforms like Google Meetings and Zoom Meetings have met all […]
I Am An Open Eyed Hindu
by Sudha Dixit Once upon a time there was a region called “Jamboodweep”. it was a big land mass, consisting of most of Eurasia and south Asia. Even Australia and Africa which moved away due to tectonic movement of earth. Jamboodweep, either mythically or factually, was supposed to be the […]