Asian people aren’t seen as human beings; they are merely calculating machines.
Learning Moments: Of Grandparents, Christmas Cake and Mutton Stew
Dadu, a refreshingly feminist Bengali man, the only one our family had.
The Worrying Narrative of Conditional Rights, Half Justice
Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad's example is one case in point of a much larger and problematic narrative of half-justice being legitimised in India.
Shaheen Bagh’s Safe Classroom: An Alternative Education Space
Volunteers have set up a makeshift classroom near the protest site where many of the children of Shaheen Bagh come to learn, read, draw and discuss the causes driving …
Exploring ‘The Bluest Eye’, Beauty and Colourism
Pecola’s obsession with ‘blue eyes’ in Toni Morrison's book resonates with Anglophile tendencies that I grapple with.
Speak to Your Children, Before Someone Else Does
Politicians tell children what to think while a teacher can show students how to think.
‘We Only Asked Them to Talk to Us Politely – They Were Screaming at the Top of Their Lungs’
Two students of Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bengaluru, talk about the viral video of their confrontation with BJP workers who hung a pro-CAA banner on the college wall.
The Language of Deepika Padukone
Padukone taught a masterclass in body language when she went out on a limb and visited the JNU campus to express her solidarity with the students and faculty.
The Art of Rejection: It’s Okay to Say No
It is important to take a pause, relax and enjoy your me-time.
From Engineering to Women’s Studies, Traversing New India
In New India, it has become a new crime to be compassionate, to speak the truth and uphold the idea of constitutional justice.