india – Itisaras

Re-thinking Indian Childhood: Conception, Gendered Socialization and Education

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Supriya Kaushik 0 Comments adulthood, American, benefit, boundaries, boy, boyhood, British, carefree, child, childhood, cognitive, colonial, comprehension, conception, confident, deprivation, emotional, experiment, feelings, fluid, freedom, Freud, generalization, girl, governmental, Happiness, ignorance, immature, india, Indian childhood, influence, kids, knowledge, learning, mature, mental, oblivion, participation, pedagogy, physical, Piaget, process, Protection, prototype, research, safety, school, sexual, skills, social, societal, system, talent, teaching, teenagers, thought, unaware, viewpoint, Western childhood

Of all the seasons we weather in our lives, childhood is one we hold on to. We carry it with us wherever we go. Virginia Woolf had said, “Why must they grow up and lose it all?”. The question is, does childhood actually have a proper definition or do we mould it as per our needs to see what we want?

Culture History

Sao Joao Festival- A tribute to St. John the Baptist

August 22, 2020August 22, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Affection, Ambience, Anjuna, Baptism, Beaches, Belief, Boat festival, Catholic, Celebration, Contentment, Copel, Culture, diversity, Elizabeth, family, Feni, festival, food, Friends, Fun, Ghumott, Goan delicacies, Happiness, Heterogenity, History, Holiday, india, Indian festival, Jesus, Jordan, Kansallem, Mandos, Mary, Merriment, Monsoon, Monsoon feast, Music, North Goa, Patoleo, Portugal, Portugal History, Prejudice, Regional festival, Relation, Religion, Sannas, Siolim, Sorpotel, South Goa, St. John, Tradition, Trip, Vacation, Virtue

Goa, also known as “The Pearl of the Orient” is usually associated with parties, beaches, authentic cuisines and cheap flea markets. Amidst all this, we forget to see the unusual side of this beautiful state that has so much to offer architecturally, historically, and culturally.
Goa has its authentic side too, and the Sao Joao Festival is just one of the things that adds to its authenticity.

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

Handloom –A Revolution or a fiasco?

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Editor 0 Comments ajrakh print, ancient craft, Ancient Indian culture, artistry, arts of India, artwork, Aurangzeb, crafts of India, creativity, Dastkar bazaar, designs, economic sector, economy, employment, fabric, figurines, globalisation, Gujarat, hand loom, Hand woven clothes, india, Indian culture, Indian history, Indus valley civilization, jamdani, khadi, Mahatma Gandhi, mechanisation, modern, modernisation, Mohenjo-Daro, Mohenjo-Daro Priest King sculpture, muslin, patterns, power looms, Princess Zeb-un-Nisa, Rajasthan, sindh, Swadeshi Movement, Tradition, weaver

Handloom still holds finesse as an ancient Indian craft. Tracing its history, this article brings forth hand woven clothing’s charm even in modern India. Celebrating the 6th National
Handloom Day, we are here with another insight into the artistic realm of our handloom industry
– a revolution or fiasco?

Culture

An Indian Lunisolar New Year

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments Ayodhya, Bihu, Calender, Chaitra, Chaitra Navratri, Culture, Dance, Dhanteras, diversity, family, festival, festival of harvest, festivities, food, Gudi, Gudi Padva, heterogeneity, hindu, Hindu calendar, india, language, Lord Brahma, Lord Rama, lunisolar, Maharashtra, Makar Sankranti, Makar Sankrati, Maratha, Music, New Year, orissa, Panchanga, Pongal, Puran Poli, Puri, Ram Navmi, rangolis, Ravana, Religion, Sakkar Bhaat, Sanskrit, sari, season, Shrikhand, sindh, Ugadi, Worship, Yugadi

Owing to its unique and vast cultural diversity, India has many festivals and celebrations specific to certain areas and regions. Since Hindus form the majority, a Hindu calender is followed to keep track of the festivities throughout the year. This calender holds great importance for a lot of people, and with good cause.

History Polity

Kargil War: A Tribute

July 26, 2020July 26, 2020 Indrani Pati 0 Comments armed forces, army, Bangladesh, battalion, battle, Captain, company, Conflict, death, dispute, fortification, General, guerrillas, IAF, india, infiltration, ingress, interdict, internationalize, Jihad, Kargil, Kashmir Issue, Leh, Lieutenant, life, LOC, loss, militancy, Mirage-2000, missionaries, mobilization, momentum, Opposition, Pakistan, regiment, Siachen, special forces, surrender, target, terrain, UN Convention, War, warfare

“Either I Come Back After Hoisting the Tricolor, Or I will be back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure” – Captain Vikram Batra, PVC – such were the
sentiments of the people who were a part of the Kargil War.
Today is the 26 th of July, and the nation yet again celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas to commemorate and honour our heroes.

Culture Society

AMAR CHITRA KATHA- PROBLEMATIC REPRESENTATION OR MERE ILLUSTRATIONS?

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 0 Comments 1967, ACK, Amar Chitra Katha, Ananda Math, Anant Pai, British rule, Caste, caste-based colourism, chastity, colourism, comics, community, Culture, dark colours, Devi Chaudhrani, Devotion, female, Feminist Perspective, Folk Tales, gender, goddess, History, india, Indian freedom fighters, Kannagi, Kovalan, light colours, literature, lower caste, Madhavi, Marvel, Melanin, Mythology, Padmini, Parameswaran, Parveen, Politics, protagonists, Rajesh, Ranak Devi, Reena Puri, sati, Silappatikaram, suicide, Tamil Nadu, The Atlantic, Tradition, upper caste, westernisation, Zamindar

Owing to its colourful depiction of history by means of illustrations, Amar Chitra Katha became widely read, gained the interest of the children and, in fact, became a household name. But the depiction of women and the portrayal of caste-based colourism is problematic. It is time we address some of these issues and the impact they may create on the young minds.

Culture

Therigatha: An anthology by and about the first Buddhist women

July 5, 2020July 7, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 0 Comments Anthology, Arvind Sharma, ashtangika marg, bhikkhuni, Buddha, Buddhist, Buddhist nuns, childlessness, depression, dukkha, four noble truths, friendship, gatha, George-Therese Dickenson, growing old, india, intimacy, liberation, Mara, marginalisation of women, materialism, menopause, motherhood, nibbana, Norman 1991, Pali, poems, salvation, Sarah Clelland, Self-purification, sixth century C.E, social realities of women, Soma, spiritual, tanha, their, Theragatha, Theravada, Theravadin, Therigatha, Therigatha: Poems of the First Buddhist Women, Verses of the Elder Nuns, Voices from the Yore- Therigatha Writings of the Bikkunis, Women

The Therigatha literature is one of the most significant Buddhist literature, and is appreciated all over the world. This article aptly elaborates on why it is held with such high regard, and more.

Polity

Democracy in an Era of Digital Shutdowns

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests, Article 370, associations, authoritarian, authority, BJP, citizenship amendment bill, CNBC, Constitution, democracy, Development, Digital India, Digital shutdowns, economic loss, Government, Greece, human rights, india, institutions, Internet, Internet Shutdown Tracker, Iraq, Jammu and Kashmir, leader, liberal, liberty, Modi, national security, neo-fascism, Neo-Republican, non-compliance, Non-Domination, permitted, Power, President, Prime Minister, Pulwama, restrictions, Sudan, The Diplomat, whitelisted

The era that we live in cannot eat, sleep, or work without the Internet. Inspite of being a part of a world which is moving so aggressively towards a more digital lifestyle, is it too hard to imagine that Internet Shutdowns are still a thing?

Culture History

Protest Art and Indian Freedom Struggle

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 Debopriya Bhattacharya 1 Comment 1905, 1907, 1938, Aarti Khare, Abanindranath Tagore, Activism, Adolf Hitler, Adolf the Superman: Swallows Gold and Spits Tin, arts, Aurobindo Ghose, Banga Mata, Beauty is in the Street, Bengal, Bengal School of Art, Bharatmata, British Raj, dissent, Dr. Michael Shank, Father of Modern Indian Art, Guernica, Haripura Posters, Ideology of Swadeshi Art, india, Jamini Roy, John Heartfield, Kalighat, Lord Curzon, mother, Nandalal Bose, nationalism, Pahari, partition, Picasso, political and social issues, Protest art, Rajasthani, Redefining the Movement: Art Activism, social movements, Swadeshi Movement, Swaraj, The Shehnai Players, Viceroy of India, Western literature

Art isn’t always about peace. Sometimes, it’s about the struggle to find peace. This article talks about the art that was not just co-terminus with the Indian freedom struggle but also aided the same.

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