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TIK TOK Ban – Privacy, Truth and more

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Tanya Mittal 0 Comments adjuncts, app, authoritarianism, ban, BeautyPlus, boycotting, COVID-19, Crime, cyber war, cyberspace, Dance, data mining, data nationalism, dialogues, digital authoritarianism, domestic, endangered, Entertainment, foreign, Government, Indo-Chinese, influencer, integrity, livelihood, Music, pandemic, phishing, platform, policy, political, privacy, privacy-breach, propaganda, purge, risk, safety, security, Shein, socioeconomic, sovereignty, spy, spyware, swadeshi, techno-nationalism, techno-politics, threat, TikTok, trade-off, trend, unemployment, vulnerability, We-Chat, Xi Jinping

The entertainment app of Tik Tok was banned amidst the ongoing pandemic as it was said to be a national threat and sharing personal data of its users. Millions of people suffered due to the same and Indian Tik Tok users are still facing the reality of living without it.

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

An Alternative Polity – What the Patna Sahib Embodies

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Editor 0 Comments administration, administrative seats, Bal Leela Maini Sangat, Bihar, center government, Chitkhora, Government, gurudwara, langar facility, minority, Panj Takht, Patna City, Patna Sahib, political climate, Polity, population, shrine, sikh community, Sikh quam, Sikhism, state government, State Minority Commission, Takht Sri Patna Sahib Gurudwara, takhts, vulnerability

Gurudwaras are a microcosm for the Sikh community in general facilitating to basic requirements. Gurupurab or Guru Nannk Jayanti is a day of sacred fervor celebrating the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru ‘Guru Nanak Ji’. Abiding by his teachings, these gurudwaras provide an alternative perception not just to religion but to politics as well.
To have a better insight about this pastoral polity, click on the link below!
Gurupurab ki lak lak vadaiyan!