Category: Op-Eds
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“A Breath. A Heartbeat. And Messi”: Remembering The Greatest Night of Football
“Scaloni will be fated, Messi will be sainted” Peter Drury’s words served the ceremonial climax to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in celestial lyricism as we huddled up in front of the screen, with beaming faces and full eyes, watching Leo Messi lift the World Cup, an image of imagination, now stretched on the white… Read More
5–7 minutes
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The Pink Elephant in the Room
Come June 1st, all merchandise is splashed with rainbows and all companies have pride flags in their logos. Instagram hashtags are colourful, and we’re faced with puns (sometimes cringeworthy) that declare their support to the queer community. Everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon and advertise their “inclusivity” in order to increase sales. This is… Read More
3–5 minutes
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Of Hurt Humans
The day I came to Indian Institute of Technology, Madras for the first time – 15th of September 2022, on the verge of beginning my next academic endeavour for the following half decade, excited to belong to a college renowned for its exclusivity, meritocratic nature and competitive spirit, thrilled about the life I was on… Read More
5–7 minutes
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How On Earth Did We Pull Off a Pride Parade in Insti?
People from all over the campus, many for the first time, participated in a queer event. And there was no fear of violence or hate, only the breath and the voice and the scents of many who believe in love and revolution and freedom for all, mixed and twirled relentlessly in the air that heard… Read More
4–6 minutes
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A Cursory Criticism of Collectivism
Throughout the history of politics, various political parties and ideologies, spanning the entire political spectrum, have often criticised the “selfishness” of individual thought and today, I, like many before me, aim to illustrate the significance of individual greatness while offering examples of the inconsistencies within proponents of collectivist thinking. Read More
5–7 minutes
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Attention Span And Social Media
Over the recent years, content on social media – be it written text or video content – is being tailored to the supposedly reducing attention span of humans, having attention-grabbing and clickbait-y titles. Short-form content is growing increasingly popular also because of the sense of universality it has in its creation and consumption. It breaks… Read More
3–5 minutes
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How to Politically Neuter Your Social Sciences Department (With Surprise Example!)
The sad, hollow, neutered artificiality of a Department which decks itself out with ostentatious, politically provocative tribal art yet remains “aggressively apolitical” certainly gives us a lens into our times. If the 5-Year Integrated M.A. Programme – this amazingly exciting, unique initiative that planned to introduce students to a whirlwind romance with the Humanities and… Read More
11–16 minutes
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Re’lov’ution: A Brief Timeline of Pride Month
As a celebration of Pride Month, the digital world adopts a rainbow colour scheme. Companies rebrand themselves, Google releases a special doodle, and multinational corporations announce new campaigns and policies promoting gender diversity and inclusivity. In June, there is an increase in vocal expressions of solidarity for the LGBTQ community through discussions, seminars, galleries, and… Read More
6–8 minutes
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Why Pride?
On June 16, 2023, in the midst of Pride Month celebrations across the world, one of Britain’s prominent newscaster and journalist, Piers Morgan, while moderating a debate between LGBTQ+ activist, James Barr and conservative political commentator, Tomi Lahren, asked a question which, according to his judgement and critical analysis, was an essential question for current… Read More
4–6 minutes
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