reality – Itisaras

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.

Polity

Is the Future Here?

August 1, 2020August 1, 2020 Shriya Tandon 0 Comments accessible, Change, citizen, computerization, consideration, conundrum, Corona Virus, court, court of law, COVID-19, demand, democracy, dependant, determination, digital justice, digitalization, ecological, future, illiterate, Internet, investment, Judiciary, Lockdown, nation, Online, optimistic, outreach, pandemic, past, predicament, present, procedure, process, reality, reliable, revolutionary, social-distancing, transparent, venture

The ongoing pandemic has really taken things for a spin. Thoughts of the future are now becoming the need of the hour and there are debates on the pros and cons of it. From Virtual Darshan and donations, things are now moving on to justice being delivered digitally. It was only a matter of time.

Society

Powerful Socially Constructed Realities of the Present: Nationhood and Terrorism

May 27, 2020June 4, 2020 Riya Mohan 1 Comment abstract, communities, countries, Culture, Donald Trump, foreign affairs minister, gender, identity, individual, Madan Singh vs State of Bihar, Mannkibaat, mind, Muslim Women’s Bill (1986), narendra modi, nation, nationhood, P. Schmid, patriarchy, patriotic identity, reality, social construct, social reality, Society, state, Sushma Swaraj, terrorism, the abolition of sati (1987), the white and the black feminist movements, vocabulary, War, Women

Every individual has their own socially constructed realities. Different social orders ascribe meaning to one thing differently. From ideas of gender to nationhood and terrorism, difinations are variegated. Are these social realities tangible or just appear to be?
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