Society

To assign any definition to this term will not do justice to the humongous variety of lifestyle it encompasses. As an entity that is living and ever-changing, the Indian society encapsulates all ideologies that we adhere to, and the processes of socialization we undergo since the day we are born. It represents a plethora of both possibilities and problems, and it is essential that this community comes to terms with both in order to learn from the past, improve the present and dream of a bright future.

Society

An undervalued goal in the virtual world: Digital citizenship and Positive Online Behaviour

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Srijal Srivastava 0 Comments anonymity, anti-cyberbullying, bias, binary, citizens, cliche, communities, community, confession, connection, connectivity, consumer, consumption, cyber-crime, cyber-security, cyberbullying, digital, digital citizenship, Digital India, digital literacy, Discrimination, Ethics, ethnocentric, etiquette, exploitation, Expression, freedom, harassment, independence, information, Internet, Law, liberty, literacy, marginalization, media literacy, Microsoft, misbehavior, misogyny, moderator, online platform, political, producer, Rights, Sexism, social, socio-political, speech, sphere, technology, victim

What are we supposed to do when our responsibility as citizens spills over into the online, digital world? The Internet does not only help us to stay connected to our kith and kin, but also allows a host of other things inclusive of both good and bad. It is up to us to follow protocols and act accordingly to create a safe space for everybody.

Society

Back to Basics : The New Wave of Ceramics

August 30, 2020August 30, 2020 Ritika Soun 0 Comments bidriware, black pottery from nizamabad, cement, ceramics, chemicals, coil pottery Manipur, cookwares, diamond, glass, graphite, harappan civilization, Indus valley civilization, khavda pottery Gujarat, kitchenwares, minerals, molela murtikala, non-stickware, panch tattvas, porcelain, prithvi, terracotta

With coming in of artificial materials to enrich the finishing of goods, natural substances like ceramics are being forgotten. But, ceramics form a very essential part of our everyday existence, even in places and instances where we are not aware of. How and where all, find out here.

Society

That time is now

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Shreya K Sugathan 1 Comment A Tryst with Destiny, anti-globalization, asthma, Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Birla Group, border area, cardio-pulmonary diseases, Category B2, chromium, closure, conserve, construction projects, ease of doing business, EIA, EIA Draft 2020, environment, Environment Protection Act, environmental activist, factory, Gwalior Rayons, Kerela, lead, LOAC, Mavoor, mercury, Nehru, Nobel Peace Prize, North East, pollution, post-facto clearance, protect, red data books, Society, strategic, tuberculosis, Vandana Shiva, Wangari Maathai

The contentious Draft EIA 2020 is explored from the lens of Kenyan political activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Wangari Mathaai. The degradation of our inherited planet can no longer be ignored and it is time to heed to the warning bells of nature.

History Society

Dalit Feminism in India

August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 Supriya Kaushik 5 Comments analogy, Bhanwari Devi, Bigotry, black feminism, boundary, Caste, class, dalit, Dalit feminism, Dalit women, Devadasis, Discrimination, endogamous, Feminism, gender, honour killing, identity, Impure, Indian feminism, inter-group, intersectional feminism, intersectionality, intra-group, Male power, Masculinity, Nivedita Menon, oppression, Paradox, patriarchy, sexual orientation, Simone de Beauvoir, social, social constructs, socialization, Toxic masculinity, Untouchable, upper caste, upper class, Women, Women’s movement

As human beings, do we have enough outrage to stand up for the right things even at the cost of our own lives? Because we, as responsible citizens of our nation, owe it to our people. To take a stand for the rights of the marginalized and our justice system that is meant to protect them.

Society

Film festivals in the age of Netflix

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 Editor 0 Comments Actors, amazon prime, art form, artform, audience, Celebration, Cinema, cultural exchange, democratic, Dharamshala International Film Festival, digital age, documentary, film festivals, filmmakers, films, intellectual exchange, international fims, International Queer Film Festival, Internet, KASHISH, Kerala, LGBT film festival, Media, movies, netflix, regional film festivals, Sangeetha Nataka Akademy Campus, short film, shows, silver screen, streaming, technology, Thrissur, ViBGYOR, visual literacy

The advent of multitude of streaming sites has furnished this generation with a comfortable exercise of watching and discussing cinema online. But nothing can steal the thunder of ‘Film Festivals’ and the plethora of intellectual and cultural exchange it offers. From international to regional to LGBTQ, it is an inclusive democratic art form.

Society

Sexism in Reel Life

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Aamir Khan, Actors, ageism, Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Bollywood, Chhapaak, Cinema, consent, Culture, Deepika Padukone, directors, female, feminine, film, gender, heterogeneity, Indian film industry, jokes, Kalki Koechlin, Kareena Kapoor, Lara Dutta, LGBTQ+, Lust Stories, masculine, mediocre physiques, normatively beautiful, patriarchy, personality, Priyanka Chopra, producers, Raazi, rape, Reel Life, Salman Khan, Sexism, sexist, size zero, stalker, stereotypes, stereotyping, Stree, Thappad, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, toxic ideas, typecasting, vulnerability

For far too long, the Indian Film industry has gotten away with its sexist maneuvers – something that is completely in contrast with the modern idea of gender identity and equality. This article highlights exactly that, and more.

Polity Society

Gaps in Virtual Teaching

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments academics, administration, assessments, Catch-22, CBSE, challenge, classroom, content creators, content developers, Corona Virus, Coursera, COVID-19, Development, digitalization, disability, e-material, education, exams, experience, futuristic, helicopter parenting, incommunicado, indispensable, institutions, interference, Internet, invasion, knowledge, learning, link, malpractise, medium, ministry, online classes, online school, online teaching, pandemic, personality, planning, primary, privilege, repository, reputation, responsibility, secondary, skills, teachers, teaching, traditional, Udemy, UGC, virtual, Virtual teaching

Learning and gaining knowledge these days no more remains limited to the four walls of an institution or a classroom. With digitalization, spreading fast these have become a thing of the past, and more so due to ongoing pandemic. Moving ahead head first into the future is one thing, but should we not pause and consider if everyone is reaping the benefits of it?

Society

Environmental Concerns and Conflicting Realities: A socio-historical study

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020 Somnath Pati 2 Comments Aarey Forests, Activism, Brazil’s National Institute of Space Research, breeze, concerns, conflicting realities, Dehing Patkai, diet, Doikallu, Dongria Kondh tribe, dusk, Eastern Ghats, echo chambers, ecofascism, ecosystem, elephant reserve, environment, environmental, forests, green lungs, greenery, harmony, Jharkhan, journey, largest Sal Forest of Asia, National Crime Records Bureau, Naxalite attack, Niyamgiri hill ranges, non-vegetarian, Odisha, PETA, policies, rail route, rainforest, region, Rourkela, Saraikela, Saranda, social resistance, species, sunlight, survival, tunnels, veganism, vegetarian, village, Warli Adivasis, Wildlife Institute of India

“There is something deceptively reassuring in our readiness to assume guilt for the threats to our environment: we like to be guilty since, if we are guilty, it all depends on us. We pull the strings of the catastrophe, so we can also save ourselves simply by changing our lives.” – Slavoj Zizek
Everyone today talks about the conflicting realities around the environmental concerns, but how
many can take an action for it? Well, some people do and we can trace them back to our history.
Click on the link and have a look at the socio-historical aspect of the environmental realities.

Society

Life and Legacy of Phoolan Devi

July 25, 2020July 25, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments 1963, 1981, 1983, 1996 elections, 2001, Abuse, arson, assassination, August 10, bandits, Behmai massacre, captivity, child-marriage, Conflict, crimes, destitute, dignity, February 14, feminist, gang, imprisonment, July 25, Justice, kidnapping, legacy, Lok Sabha, low-caste, Mallah, married, member of parliament, Mirzapur constituency, multiple murders, Phoolan Devi, plunder, Politics, poor, poverty, Prison, rape, Rashtravadi Janlok Party, Samajwadi Party, Sher Singh Rana, Thakurs, The Bandit Queen, V.P. Singh

Popularly known as the “Bandit Queen”, Phoolan Devi was a poor, low-caste woman, but also a fascinating Dacoit symbolizing bravery and fearlessness. She fought relentlessly against anything and everything life threw her way and became an icon for many. Today is her 19th death anniversary and after all these years, her legend only continues to live on.

Society

From Bearers of Rights to Beasts of Burden: The Children’s Experience of the Pandemic

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Srijal Srivastava 0 Comments aftermath, age, brunt, child labor, child marriage, child pornography, child rearing, Child rights, children, consequence, COVID-19, exertion, exploit, exploitation, factor, Fast Track courts, Female genital mutilation, FGM, finance, financial pressure, human rights, identity, Internet, Justice, justice system, labor, malnourishment, Manu, migrant workers, need, oppression, paedophile, pandemic, participation, pornography, POSCO, pressure, Psychology, punishment, remuneration, Rights, Sexual offence, suppression, urgent, utilitarian, victim, want

Children have hopes and dreams beyond our imagination. They have every right to be given the opportunity to try and achieve it. In spite of that knowledge, we fail to see the plight of scores of children across the nation who miss out on their childhood because the circumstances are against them. Some things are way more than they seem to be.