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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.

History Opinions Polity

Promise of the Preamble

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Belief, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Justice, citizens, Congress, Constitution, contempt of court, controversy, country, crimes, criticize, customs, Dalits, Decriminalization of 377, democracy, differences, diversity, duplicitous, economy, Emergency, equality, Expression, faith, fraternity, future, Government, historical, hope, independence, Independence Day, institution, Judiciary, Justice, liberty, Lifestyle, mission, nation, nationality, policies, political, Preamble, pressure, Rajya Sabha, republic, scrutiny, sovereign, thought, threat, Triple Talaq, universal, values, verdict, vision, Worship

India is celebrating 73 years of Independence today commemorating its successful overthrow of the colonial rulers in 1947. A lot of promises were made to the citizens of our country post independence. The question is – Who lived upto it?

Culture History

Obscene Writing and Morality – A Closer Look at Manto’s Writings

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 0 Comments artist, barbarism, Bishan Singh, brave, British India, Conflict, consequence, convicted, debate, discussion, fractured, freedom, future, homeland, humanity, identity, independence, india, internalization, Ismat Chughtai, Khol Do, maddening, marginalization, Maryam Mansoor, misogyny, nation, nationhood, obscene, obscenity, overwhelming, Pakistan, partition literature, Partition of India, post colonial, post-colonial, protagonist, psychological, rape, reality, reinforced, Society, Thanda Gosht, The Friday Times, Toba Tek Singh, tragedy, Trauma, trial, violence, Women, Zaheda Hina

Saadat Hasan Manto was a hawk eyed, fearless writer who dared to write about the ugly side of the partition, society, and the hard truth about things that nobody would otherwise discuss. He even faced trials for obscenity in his writings but that never stopped him from voicing his opinion. He was always ahead of his time.

Culture History

The Gendered Silencing of the Partition 1947

May 9, 2020May 9, 2020 Editor 0 Comments 1947, abduction, colonialism, Crime, families, hindu, honour, humanity, independence, india-pak partition, kafila, Mahatma Gandhi, muslim, partition, rape, Society, thoa khalsa, women survivors of partition

The unheard narratives of women, the ones who bore the most gruesome brunt of the India-Pakistan partition.

Polity

Why we need a student protest in India right now

March 18, 2020April 27, 2020 Editor 0 Comments citizenship amendment bill, democracy, economy, future, generation Z, Hyderabad university, independence, JNU, march, nation, Politics, protest, revolt, students movements, students politics, youth, Youth in Revolt

“Student Protests” is a subject of discussion in light of current political affairs. Is it the strongest weapon? Has ever the students movement been a threat to the government? Well, you are not the only ones with these questions. How about we gain some more insights? Read here

Polity

Songs of Revolution: Story of the Rebel Maestros

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Editor 0 Comments ABVP, Azam Khan, Bangladesh, border, dissent, dissenting voices, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, freedom, Hok Kolorob, Hum Dekhengey, independence, Iqbal Bano, Jadavpur University, JU, Kolkata, mobilisation, Music, political, protest, protest culture, rebels, Rock Guru, Salil Chowdhury, song writers, struggle, vandalism

Mass mobilisation dissenting over hegemonic powers has been a key concept in asserting justice for the society. Protest culture united the nations during their freedom struggles as well. With various methods of dissent, music, a routine stress buster made its way into this unification as well.
Let’s go through the stories behind these musical rebellions. Click below and find out!