Indian constitution

Cartoonist Way of Expression

July 8, 2020July 8, 2020 Ritika Soun 0 Comments Aseem Trivedi, cartoonist, cartoons, common man, controversial political satires, Corruption, freedom of expression, fundamental rights, harsh truth, Indian constitution, JJ School of Art, JNU, living document, Mother India sketch, political cartoons, R.K. Laxman, R.K. Laxman ki Duniya, satire, Thomas Knieper

Cartoons are not just a means of entertainment, but serve several other crucial functions in a society. From exposing the fictitious sides of governments to becoming a powerful mode of
dissent when verbal communication is under attack – cartoons serve more functions than are just overtly obvious.

Polity

How Democratic is India’s Grass-root Democracy?

April 24, 2020April 27, 2020 Editor 0 Comments 24th April 1972, 73rd Amendment, Arthashastra, Article 15(3), Article 243(D)cl.(2)(3)(4), Article 325, Article 326, Article 40, assembly, citizens, Conformity Bias, Constitution, Corruption, decentralised, democracy, developed nation, Dictatorship, doctrine of Democracy, egalitarianism, Elective Participation, equality, equitable participation, female representatives, governance, Gram Panchayats, Hon’ble Court, I.C., illiterate, india, Indian constitution, judicial, Kautilya, legislative, Little Republics, Mahabharata, Panchayat, panchayat laws, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Panchayats, patriarchy, Politics, post-independent India, Preamble, PRIs, progress, Proxy Women, Ramayana, rational, Reservation for women, responsibilities, Right to Vote, roles, self- governing bodies, semi-autonomous governments, Sir Charles Metcalfe, Socrates, State of U.P. V Pradhan Sangh Kshettra Samiti, Statutory Right, Universal Adult Suffrage, villages, Vote, Women

The heart of any Democracy lies within the people, and the heart of India lies in her villages. But how effective is democracy at the grass-root? Find out more in this article.

Society

From the Harbinger of Veracity to A Solicitor of Deception: Crumbling Standards of Indian Media

April 5, 2020April 8, 2020 Editor 0 Comments Aaj Tak, BCG, Boston Consulting Group, community spread, COVID-19, crisis, Ethics, false information, fourth estate, freedom of press, global, global crisis, Government, Health Ministry of India, india, Indian constitution, information disorder, John Hopkins University, Journalism, Media, media ethics, NDTV, pandemic, panic, SARS-CoV-2, sting operation, The Soul of Man under Socialism, TRP

The watchdog of society, the media is the torch that leads the way to liberty through disseminating information. Unfortunately, in contemporary times, their credibility is the biggest question mark. In a situation of a Pandemic like COVID-19, authenticity is paramount to stop the panic fire. But is race for TRP more important?
What the media truly needs is to culminate its pursuit of turning news into sophistry, revive its ethics and reinstate its position as the patron of truth.