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Colonial rulers did much more than exploiting India as an economy. They fashioned an image of the native Hindu that was effeminate, impotent, coward and someone who always needed a man of a different race to rule him and his nation. Such a portrayal instilled a feeling of Shame in the heart of the Hindu man.
He started to associate...
The greatest enemy of mankind is mankind itself. A testament to that assertion was the petrifying time of Human Zoos, an exhibition with African, Native American and Asian people on display for the white to something to gawp upon.
During the colonial times, whites had realized the concept of race as an interesting format for viewing pleasure. Thereon, they started to...
By Sarthak Verma
Dalal Streeters, like any other bunch of people, have their own linguistic disposition based on what they do and see daily. That means it's a language based on money.
They can go "long" or "short" on anything and see "upside" or "downside" everywhere. Some of them are specific to a subgroup in the D-street clan.
For example, if you...
COVID-19 pandemic has taught us many lifelong lessons. This whole period has changed the course of our lives as it has affected everyone significantly.
On 7th April 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the students, parents and teachers through a virtual programme named "Pariksha Pe Charcha" and openly answered their queries and gave his suggestions. About 13 lakh registrations were...
If you put yourself out there, the modern world also signifies being on a dating app. Be it Tinder, Bumble or OkCupid, one is, more often than not, found with a profile in one of these
Bios Are Important
A wise man once said, “The first impression's last” and it has a ring of truth in it. Bios help with just...
Belhussein Abdelsalam, also known as Charlo, is a Moroccan street performer who got arrested and lost his job three decades ago. The 58-year-old saw Charlie Chaplin on his television and found a new career for himself.
Abdelsalam impersonates the British actor and has been performing on the streets of Morocco’s capital, Rabat, nearly every day since then. He is a...
Sharp criticism of irrational electoral promises has finally come at last. The Madras High Court has sent a series of thought-provoking questions to various government departments and the Election Commission of India.
The target of these questions is the promise of freebies in pre-election manifestos of political parties.
The court has asked whether the Centre was coming up with any...
Who knew that a simple meme could spark off a whole global movement?
People often dismiss memes as being just a joke and nothing serious to really focus on, however, as the forms of expression keep changing, memes themselves have taken a pretty important place among social issues.
Memes have become an extremely creative way to talk about important issues without...
The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) has been dissolved by the Ministry of Law and Justice effective immediately as reported by Film Information.
The statutory body was constituted in 1983 to hear appeals of filmmakers aggrieved by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) orders and has been instrumental in the release of several films. It had its headquarters in New...
Kovid Mittal the handsome model turned actor is one of the very few breeds of people who portray multiple roles in one lifetime, coming from mechanical engineering background from being model to an actor, running his own men’s label, mountaineer who scaled black peak in record time of 6 days, very active swimmer & fitness enthusiast. Off late we...
Diamonds are one of the world’s most precious stones. They come in all sizes, shapes and colours. While some are rare to find, like blue, pink and black diamonds, these crystal-clear diamonds are close to everyone’s hearts. They look good embedded in the pricey necklaces and are also a viable investment option.
However, have you ever thought about these source...
Graffiti has often been linked with cheap artworks meant to vandalize public property. So much misunderstanding already.
Graffiti dates back to Ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire, so it is not as new as we suppose it to be. Graffiti is the modern art form that aims to disseminate social and political messages through artworks that are more accessible to...
‘You Should Go And Love yourself!’
Self-love has no definition per se. When you accept your flaws and your virtues just as they are, care for your own well-being, content with your own company and give priority to your choices and to yourself - then Kudos! That’s exactly what self-love is.
Self-Love Gone Wrong
Quite similar, yet hugely dissimilar is the concept...
Tired of the corporate world, we're always in a constant search for something out of the box that we can make a career in, aren’t we?
The 9-6 work culture has made us robots and we’ve forgotten what it feels like to have fun. And to get paid for doing what you love? Now that’s a dream come true, isn’t...
The power of people in a democracy is not just confined to the pages of political ideologies, but the streets that have witnessed agitation and protests.
72 years back, when Gandhiji went on strikes and travelled miles as a symbol of 'Satyagraha', he left behind him, a legacy that generations followed.
Time and again, people have put in their blood and...
India is truly a vast and extremely diverse country, but somewhere many cultures and lifestyles are neglected in favour of the more mainstream and popular ones.
This is exactly what an artist from Uttarakhand wants to tackle, by using her art to promote the Pahadi culture and life to the people of India and more.
The artist is Kanchan Jadli who...
LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and Ally) is a community that has endured a great deal and has been on the receiving end of misunderstanding and, thereby, hatred.
Dating back to our ancestors, the concept of gender identity has always been known to us. From mythological characters to cultural aspects, there’s no facet devoid of this...
During the WhatsApp privacy violation fiasco, Facebook left no stone unturned to assure its users that their data is as safe as houses. But alas, in a massive data breach earlier this week, the personal information of around 533 million users was leaked online.
One of the biggest names that have been a victim of his massive online leak, is...
Bangalore (Karnataka) , April 27: It is said that the journey to success starts with a dream, a purpose, and a vision, and the Indian Leadership Academy (ILA) is an example of a dream turned into reality like no other. Built upon a vision to Inspire a billion by leading with wisdom, ILA has evolved as India's premier people...
Recently, the US Navy announced that it entered India’s Exclusive Economic Zone near Lakshadweep Islands without the consent of Indian Government to assert navigational rights and freedom
Since the past decade, India and the US have been coming closer like never before. From trade to strategy, both nations have realized a need to deepen cooperation on several issues. However, the...
It isn’t every day that we see a major A-list celebrity coming out of their condo atop a bicycle but who would know that this thought would cease to remain just a dream. On the 6th of April, Vijay, the superstar of Tamil cinema, rode a bicycle to the polling booth to cast his vote.
The move, in itself, was...
An Aadhaar-based facial acknowledgment framework could take over and supplant the biometric unique finger impression or iris check machines at COVID-19 immunization centers, to stop the rapid spread.
The government is working on a pilot venture to check the credibility of facial acknowledgment utilizing Aadhaar information.
National Health Authority CEO, R.S. Sharma, said," The Aadhaar agency, the Unique Identification Authority of...
In the act of dismembering his ear, Vincent Van Gogh revealed a disturbing facet of mental disorders - their influence on the physical body.
The transcending nature of cognitive dysfunction called to my memory the portrait of my shrinking grandmother who has been grey and ill, both mentally and physically, for as long as I have known her.
Never did she...
Demystifier: An ED Original where we take a complex topic but the content is written in such a way that it is knowledgeable and easy to comprehend at the same time.
There have been quite a few instances that have cropped up over the years where a group of people have shared a “false memory” that they absolutely definitely believed to...
Let’s begin with a question.
Do you believe that India has always been segregating boys and girls in schools?
Well, if you answered with a mental “Umm, yeah”, then sorry you’re wrong.
The Traditional Egalitarian Education System Of India
Before the invasion of the British, for hundreds and thousands of years India practiced the gurukul system which comprised of a teacher or...
