Category: Op-Eds
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Dismissal of Half of EC and the Moral Collapse of Student Politics in Insti
Read more: Dismissal of Half of EC and the Moral Collapse of Student Politics in InstiThis year has seen an unusual number of disqualifications and exits from the EC. When multiple elected representatives step down or are removed, it’s worth asking why. In our latest article, guest correspondent Lokesh Parihar reflects on leadership, responsibility, and political culture in insti.
6–9 minutes
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On Martyrs’ Day
Read more: On Martyrs’ Day– Vignesh Harshavardhan V January 30th, the day of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, is celebrated as Martyrs’ Day in India. But this is not the only martyr’s day India celebrates: we celebrate seven such days in total. March 23rd, which marks the death of the three communist revolutionaries: Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru, is…
5–8 minutes
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Do You See What I See When You See a Monkey? A Personal Reflection on Aesthetic Bias and Perception in Campus Ecology
Read more: Do You See What I See When You See a Monkey? A Personal Reflection on Aesthetic Bias and Perception in Campus EcologyIs it true that empathy is measured on a scale of aesthetic value? Do we truly see animals like monkeys and deer the same way? Our correspondent Anshira reflects that beauty (and the benefits that accrue to it) is indeed in the eyes of its human beholder.
6–9 minutes
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Gender and Gym: Being a woman in the world of fitness
Read more: Gender and Gym: Being a woman in the world of fitnessDamned if you lift, damned if you don’t. Walking into a gym as a woman can feel like stepping into a world that wasn’t built for you. In our latest article, guest correspondent Doel reflects on the gym as a largely masculine space.
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Is Our HS Department Ready for a New MA Program?
Read more: Is Our HS Department Ready for a New MA Program?Promise of rebirth or plea against redundance? This opinion piece by Chenni raises vital concerns about the new Public Policy program, which shall seemingly hang like a golden apple in the HSS bough. But will it bring impending strife in its wake?
5–7 minutes
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Five Minutes of Happiness: Smiling at Strangers in A Fragmented World
Read more: Five Minutes of Happiness: Smiling at Strangers in A Fragmented WorldIn a world of exorbitant prices and ever-increasing costs, a boost of happiness (however fleeting) is a gift that keeps giving. Our correspondent, Anshira reflects on all aspects of this gift of smiles: the sad, the awkward, and the joy in moments.
4–6 minutes
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The Reality behind the Unreality of Pro-Wrestling
Read more: The Reality behind the Unreality of Pro-WrestlingFrom the scripted fights to real-life battles with illness, WWE walks the line between fiction and raw emotion. And no one embodies that journey more than Roman Reigns. Our Guest Correspondent, Joseph Kumar ruminates on this journey of media, stories and fights.
5–7 minutes
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State of Free Expression at IITM
Read more: State of Free Expression at IITMResistance culminates in speech-acts. In this opinion piece, Lokesh raises a clarion call to resist amidst ever-narrowing walls, exposing how IITM’s new email policies, which might look like inbox management, are in practice a quiet clampdown on dissent.
3–4 minutes
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Walls, Gardens, Ladders and an Obituary to a Resisting Internet
Read more: Walls, Gardens, Ladders and an Obituary to a Resisting InternetThe internet wasn’t always this closed off. Once upon a time, users found ladders for every wall — torrent sites, file sharing, open forums. Now? You’re stuck in a walled garden, can’t post a link on Instagram, and even Wordle Bot is behind a paywall. In today’s article, Nidan Ali Basheer writes an obituary to…
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What Happens If You Don’t Get Your Chips Packet in Ten Minutes?
Read more: What Happens If You Don’t Get Your Chips Packet in Ten Minutes?In our home away from home, ordering what we crave with a 5 minute transaction is perhaps a trivial task. But this simple action masks several political and social layers of exploitation against whom we call “Gig Workers”. With his opinion piece, Alfid (Insta ID) describes the dangerous and insecure conditions that quick-commerce workers navigate.
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