Saturday, April 27, 2024

Opinion

Polynomial Politics: Imagining India as a Country Led by Lower Castes

This article is a review of the book Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics by Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan, edited by Maël Montévil, published in April 2024. At...

Unmasking institutionalized communalism against Muslims in India

Discriminatory legislation, prejudiced conduct in educational settings, and biased portrayals in media outlets contribute to the marginalization of Muslims across different areas. This sustains an environment of apprehension and uncertainty, hampering societal cohesion and advancement

Muslim in blood: Are there no alternatives to BJP?

Strangely, even as the anti-Muslimness of this regime is, “of course, there!,” nobody openly talks about them as factors that should constrain vote for BJP. The Muslim question i.e. the violence against Muslims, has been derided into a non-issue in electoral calculations just like how the left has wanted which often claims, “let’s focus on real issues [and not on religious issues even as the entire Hindutva practice today is organized around religion about which I have written elsewhere]”

Analysing dip in Academic Freedom Index: Who takes the deepest plunge?

Dr. Shirin Akhter, Dr. Vijender Singh Chauhan The recent revelation on the Academic Freedom Index (AFI) shows that academic...

“Aadujeevitham”: Fails in its adaptation, survives on visual grandeur and built-up anticipation

One can understand how the idea of Najeeb’s Iman in the novel is universalised into Hope in the film. This might appear as nit picking but given the current situation, I cannot help but highlight how Islamic narratives are appropriated by liberal language use. 

Why women should stop saying #notallmen?

The mental trauma women and non-men undergo because of #notallmen is palpable and it's even more when fellow women does it. Generalizing by #allmen would make men to be guilty and that guilty is for good. It will help in breaking the socially constructed masculinity which time and again turns toxic.

The haphazard lockdown invited snags and pitfalls

Lockdown in the whole nation or state or District or a city is not a solution, search, test & seal of hotspot area or Containment area is the answer for resolution; more convenient relaxations, Ease the lockdown, End the lockdown.
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Online teaching-learning is inefficient, exclusionary and stressful: A teacher’s perspective

The university should stop pretending that things are normal, no they are not and we cannot make them normal by refusing to acknowledge human needs.

Is the lockdown really a boon for Delhi’s air?

With people staying inside their homes, this lockdown seems to have been a boon to the infamously polluted air of Delhi. A standstill of commercial flights, passenger trains, vehicles and most of the industries have given way to a fall in the concentration of pollutants, cleaner air and clearer skies
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Psychologist’s note: Mental health in the time of a pandemic

"During a time of a disaster or an epidemic, anxiety disorder, phobia, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, and depressive thoughts are more likely to be triggered in mentally ill people and aggravate their condition," Mita Rena a clinical psychologist explained. This emphasizes the importance of mental health during the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which killed 228,000 people worldwide till the date.

Gulf anger on Indian right-wing; Will it go beyond Twitter?

Analysts believe that gulf countries are not sincere in their current approach, rather it is just an attempt to scull the influence of Turkey's growing influence among the global Muslim community.
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Hindu nationalists have always had a problem with Adhan

It's a ridiculous notion that any sane mind can realize, even the most exaggerated explanation would be pressed to justify the connection between covid 19 and Adhan.

Kashmir has been caged, now it’s the turn of Kashmiri journalists

There has been a flow of news regarding the detrimental treatment of the government and law enforcement agencies against the Kashmiri journalists, who have told the real stories of Kashmiri plight, which openly contradicts the government version.
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Coronavirus threatens to overwhelm India’s health care system

Meaningful community engagement where government and experts don’t treat local people as ignorant, but rather treat them as having a critical role to play in information sharing, influencing behavioral change, etc., is essential,

India: Problems of digital divide in education during pandemic

On 7 April 2020, students of the Pondicherry Central University took to twitter the issue of online classes and assignments, which created a divide amongst the students. They trended the hashtags #StopDigitalDivide and #SuspendOnlineClasses which were retweeted by hundreds of twitter handles include students, faculties and activists.
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A tale of two lockdowns

Here I tell the tale of two kinds of lockdowns, seen through the eyes of Marianne and Bharti - both imaginary - but recounting real-world scenarios.

Delhi Pogrom: Court sets new precedents raising questions on criminal justice system

The case also reveals another heinous attempt and ruthlessness of Delhi Police where they arrayed innocent Muslims as accused in the cases registered on behalf of violence against Muslims.
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