India is experimenting after 2014 with the same things that Pakistan tried and failed with in its opening decades.
Category: Livewire

A Legal Remedy Is Required to Stop Caste Discrimination in Academic Institutions
There is more than enough evidence to show that Dalit and Adivasi students are subject to recurring discrimination in educational institutions. The existing mechanisms are not enough to stop …

This Year’s Oscars Didn’t Deepen The Academy’s Crisis, But Didn’t Solve it Either
The whole event – including and especially the banter – had a predictable air to it.

Mary Wollstonecraft: An Introduction to the Mother of First-wave Feminism
Wollstonecraft was ridiculed in her time for the idea that women should be treated as fully fledged beings.

Chris Brown: A Fandom Expert on How Racialised Loyalty Helps the Controversial Singer Retain His Fans
How fans attending Chris Brown’s sold out UK tour are referencing race in their arguments against the singer’s ‘cancellation’.

My Tryst With Speculative Fiction
I am glad that I got to find and love and spread these beautiful stories.

Frida Kahlo: New BBC Documentary Paints a Compelling Portrait of the Mexican Artist
A new three-part series brings together a wealth of material and voices to present new films, photographs, stories and theories about the brilliant artist.

There Is No ‘Harvard-Led Attack’ on IITs. So Why Is IIT Kanpur Entertaining the Idea?
Anyone familiar with the IITs would agree that a purely engineering education — preceded by years of social isolation in a high-pressure coaching environment — is not conducive to …