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Aug
08
2020
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DOUBLE PANDEMIC: AN OVERVIEW

DOUBLE PANDEMIC: AN OVERVIEW

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Written by : Prarthona Saha Photo credit : shutterstock.com 1.3 billion people in India were restricted to their homes due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Imposing lockdown might protect us from the coronavirus but this move has intensified a more virulent strain of illness we witness in our society, the disease of domestic violence. Domestic Violence is a global phenomenon. Like the ongoing COVID- 19 pandemic, no country is immune to it. Lockdowns are still being imposed on and off which is only escalating this complex issue. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, one out of three women have…
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Aug
06
2020
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The Real Super Heroes of India

The Real Super Heroes of India

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Written by: Pooja Sharma Co-authored by: Dr. Anjan Chakrabarti Photo credit : shutterstock.com The struggle for freedom in India has been a remarkable accomplishment in this era. However, the primary notion of freedom remained ignored that needs an answer “for whose freedom and from what”. The earlier articles “Illusive India” and “Independent India”, made an attempt signifying the veil describing the notion of independent India or its illusive unity. Introspecting independent India, today’s India is found to be trapped under the clutches of deep-rooted inequality, socio-political unrest, conflicts between the centre and the state, the internal disputes amongst the various…
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Jul
19
2020
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Nepal-India Virtual Neighbourhood ‘Halla Gulla’

Nepal-India Virtual Neighbourhood ‘Halla Gulla’

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Written by : Dr. Anup Shekhar Chakraborty, Kolkata Photo credit : Shutterstock.com The Virtual Neighbourhood Virtual communities are places/sites where people meet, and they also are tools; the place-like aspects and tool-like aspects only partially overlap. Cyberspace opens the possibility to disengage the constrictions in the existing notions of neighbours, neighbourhood, and neighbourhood spaces. The virtualization of the neighbourhood effectuates matrixes of alleys 'cyber mohalla’, where much like the bazaar (market), gossip/chattingthe connecting link between people is made. Through such gossip/chatting and group interaction, the raw material for ‘Peoplehood’ (South Asians, Gorkhas/Nepalis, Indians, etc.) is reproduced in the virtual space…
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Jul
18
2020
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The Pandemic, Politics and the Future

The Pandemic, Politics and the Future

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Written by : Artur Domingo Barnils, Barcelona, Spain Photo credit: Multidimension The WHO declared COVID-19 as a pandemic in March of 2020. Since then we have witnessed sweeping changes in the world. While social, economic and political changes were expected; science, technology and education too have undergone a revamp. We are being forced to confront the looming climate crisis, the inefficiency of the neoliberal model of capitalism, the need to reset our priorities as humans and establish a better relationship with the planet. Optimists opine that this is a chance to come back stronger and turn over a new leaf.…
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Jul
09
2020
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Lockdown Streaming : A new age of Digital Consumption

Lockdown Streaming : A new age of Digital Consumption

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Written by : Shreya Seth, Kolkata Photo credit : shutterstock.com As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the ‘familiar’ way of life that we seemingly took for granted, has altered significantly. The impact of the crisis has been felt across all sectors, and the entertainment industry is no exception to it. Audiences, who in usual circumstances, would have thronged cinema halls, auditoriums, theatres, and other public places to satiate their need for entertainment, are now confined to their homes. While there is little one can do about it, Over The Top (OTT) platforms may have come to the rescue.…
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Jul
03
2020
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Mental health in men: just another perspective

Mental health in men: just another perspective

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Written by : Prarthona Saha Photo credit : shutterstock.com While researching about mental health, I came across a certain line several times, i.e. mental illness is more common than cancer, diabetes, or heart disease. And that got me thinking, I might know many people who have had physical diseases but how many of us actually know or have heard of someone suffering from mental illness? If it is this common, how come it is so unheard of? The stigma is real, especially in a country like India. Mental illness is still a taboo. The dichotomous nature of the Indian society…
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Jun
29
2020
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Independent India? : Time For Introspection

Independent India? : Time For Introspection

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Written by : Pooja Sharma Photo credit : Shutterstock.com India had travelled a long way before we finally achieved independence. British had conquered India following the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The East India Company then ruled a more substantial part of India. The East India company invaded India and made it a colony with the aim of profit-making and exploitation. The approach adopted by the British to rule India was ruthless and unregulated. However, the British India company got dissolved in 1874. The power went from company to Crown. Even though the Crown was based on utilitarian principles, it…
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Jun
28
2020
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INDIA – Illusive Unity ?

INDIA – Illusive Unity ?

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Written by : Dr. Anjan Chakrabarti Photo credit : Shutterstock.com With our independence, we emerged as a democratic, pluralist, federal, secular, and socialist country, or nation. The 42nd Amendment Act of Constitution added the words socialist and secular in 1976. However, in the last 72 years, the way Indian body polity changed substantially. It implicitly or explicitly contested the concept of India as a nation, India as a secular country, pluralistic nature of Indian society and the very idea of social, economic and political equality embedded in the term socialistic. India as a nation emerged as an outcome of freedom…
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Jun
24
2020
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The Pandemic and Dystopia: Complicating the coming of the Virus to India

The Pandemic and Dystopia: Complicating the coming of the Virus to India

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Written by : Dr. Anup Shekhar Chakraborty Photo credit : Shutterstock.com From the Rhythm to Dystopia Pre-COVID 19 India was engaged in altering its Federal rhythm while the world embattled the novel coronavirus. The monolith of exceptional leadership within the BJP came to be questioned with conflicting commands from the PMO and the Home Ministry on issues such as the NRC and Modi’s weakening position in front of the surge of Amit Shah amidst the Delhi riot during Trump’s 24-25 February 2020 visit. The tensions in the altering federal rhythm were furthered by the failure of the opposition parties and…
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Jun
20
2020
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Irrfan Khan in Indian mainstream cinema: A memorable story

Irrfan Khan in Indian mainstream cinema: A memorable story

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Written by : Shreya Seth, Kolkata Photo credit : Maqbool (2003) Isn’t it strange how we hail actors as extraordinary beings, as people who instill curiosity, but are far removed from the drudgery of our everyday lives? Our admiration, and sometimes obsession, grows manifold when we witness them playing diverse characters on-screen: the audience, in awe of the actor, who delivered yet another dialogue with the eloquence and grace of an exemplary performer. And of course, that isn’t the end of our experience. The rest is best left to public memory, for it will not let us forget till it…
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