By Rupayan Mukherjee
The French philosopher Alain Badiou finds in love a sacrosanct encounter with the Other which creates the possibility of the Birth of an-other ‘world’.
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By Aabid Mushtaq
During last few years, at least 198 serious attacks were recorded on reporters between 2014 to 2019; of these, 36 happened in 2019 alone.
By Paromita Patranobish
The desired room in ‘A Room’ is then not just a reference to conditions of isolation and solitude required for creative work; it is more importantly a meditation on the politics of inhabitation, coexistence, and collective occupation of human geographies as concerns at the heart of feminist epistemology.
By Brahma Prakash
As the imported jet roared in the air to show the power of the self-reliant nation, one who made the nation self-reliant (on food) were standing on the road.
By Gabriel Rosenstock
Gandhiji, oh look
see how downcast he appears
Hindutva’s to blame
those loud-mouthed fanatics
they should stay in bed all day
By Salini Vineeth
“I mean, you are a human mannequin, a living doll. Aren’t you sick of these people, their fake smiles, and selfies?”
By Anjali V Raj
The movie doesn’t offer much to those viewers who expect a jubilant climax; rather, it offers a harmonious one.
By Atiqa Kelsy
Trying to know Meera is like waking right into the middle of the famous Sheesh Mahal. The person right in the centre is reflected in the countless mirrors. It is so tempting to get lost in those dazzling reflections and forget the real source – the person. Meera Vs Meera is an attempt to help us focus back on to the person and not the dazzling images.
By Sahil Bansal & Anirban Chanda
Gandhi disagreed with the idea of women were unworthy of high spiritual attainments in the ascetic tradition.
By Fayezah Iqbal
Food which is a constant source of provocation and fury is also undeniably the most primitive and fundamental thing over which humans around the world have bonded or diverged.
By Aindrila Chakraborty
The global war on terror and the security narratives produced thereafter has not only put forth complex challenges to the question of war and peace, but it has also strategically produced images, carrying gendered connotations, categorically identifying certain communities. Such constructions tend to be consumed globally, even today.
By Mitali Chakravarty
The skyline fades. The sun yo-yos in play
but, manmade borders, they stay.
Forever slay. Weeping Guernicas
line Kurukshetras and Ayodhyas.
By Ramlal Agarwal
In her short stories, she steers clear of cultural confrontation. She deals with characters and situations where there is no confrontation, though she points out the cultural differences without a comment. Jhumpa Lahiri’s insights adds to our understanding of globalization.
By Faisal Rather
At 8 AM, the Indian troops started to leave and unlocked us from the room. After some time, we noticed that the watch and some cash of my elder brother were missing.
By Maliha Iqbal
She went out swift as the wind, her lilac saree carelessly rippling behind as she walked ahead.
By Nishi Pulugurtha
Weaving expressions, images and feelings brilliantly the poems in this volume add to Jaydeep Sarangi’s poetic oeuvre.
By Azhar Uddin Sahaji
Abba doesn’t understand poetry and identity
He still continues to run that old shop.
By Prabhakar Singh
Professor Chap Lucie, from the Hogward University, entered her classroom holding a coffee mug in her right hand at 10:30 AM sharp. Her personalized coffee mug had the title of her most-cited articled printed on it.
Anand joins a growing cohort of leaders. Past honorees include Gerald Dessus, social justice teacher and curriculum developer in Pennsylvania; Shiza Shahid, cofounder of the Malala Fund; Allister Chang, founder of Civic Suds; and Freshta Karim, founder of mobile library Charmaghz in Afghanistan.
By Raghibul Haque
Turabi’s mastery over syntax and use of inventive zamin, along with his swift addition of Persian phrases, ensures his place as a pioneer in Urdu literature.
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