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The Watcher in the Rye: Reflecting on the Male and Female gaze
“ Man is the bearer of the gaze, woman is the object." - Laura Mulvey


Islamic Republic And The Current Turmoils In Iran
Revolutions are events. They are projects and processes, made and sustained by people insisting on living lives of dignity


Twitter: Too Big To Fail?
Things have gone from bad to worse for Twitter Inc since Elon Musk’s voguish $44 Billion takeover.


हरप्पा
वर्ष 1827 की बात है, ब्रिटिश फौज में एक फौजी होता था जेम्स लुइस उर्फ चार्ल्स मेसन। जेम्स को पुराने सिक्के इक्ट्ठा करने का शौक था, इस सिलसिले


THE SIN OF BEING A WOMAN
Power and authority have always flattered human beings, the sense of superiority has fuelled misogyny and patriarchy...


Post-Independence Political Developments in Assam and the Rise of Dr. Himanta Biswa Sharma
A charismatic leader not only wins a battle but sets the terms and defines the nature of the battle itself...


भारत और चीन: एक जहाज के आर-पार
आज 21वीं सदी में जब भारत एक वैश्विक शक्ति बनने के लिए ऐन-केन-प्रकारेण अग्रसर हो रहा है, तब हमें अपने पड़ोसी देश श्रीलंका में आकर तेल भरवाने


The Formation Of Linguistic States – Upholding Diversity Or Engendering Division?
At the stroke of the midnight hour, as India attained Independence from the British Raj, Swaraj or self-rule was the only silver lining...


“Treacle Walker” and the Triumphant Magic of Not Knowing
Dear reader,
I think you would agree that the most precious and charming things in life have some strange understated power


India And The Theory Of Oriental Despotism
The theory of oriental despotism in ancient India was propounded and used by the British as one of the justifications for colonization and t


Medieval India: Did architecture really develop in the Sultanate time period?
Northwestern India, which became an important part of early Medieval India, was a land with clearly defined territorial divisions...


The Energy Debate: Technology and Society
Do we need to choose gigantic energy production with limited resources, or should we have small and soft energy pathways for environmental..


Is Demonetization Playing A ‘Silent Role’ In India’s Recent Inflationary Spiral?
Demonetisation is showing silently its true colours as an enemy in India’s declining economic growth and how Demonetisation and Inflation...


Textual Attitudes: A Tool for the Colonialists
Caliban, the “savage” slave of the “great, benevolent” magician Prospero in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, is an embodiment of the lens...


Examining the Psyche of the New Cold War- The US-China Quandary in the Contemporary Times
The ‘developed’ West has somewhere lost its bet to the overarching Chinese calculus and that the world might be witnessing a “New Cold War."


Dalit Movement- A Historical Quest For Identity
“Caste is not just a division of labour, it is a division of labourers"
- Dr B.R Ambedkar


A World of The God of Small Things
Dear Reader,
The best kind of books leave you breathless.


Centrism, Viewpoints, and Identity
Amidst the plethora of right-wing divisions being made based on your religion, caste, and background, we are all often termed as...


The Irony Of Depression
Image Courtesy: The Conversation It’s easy to accuse someone of not trying hard enough. To accuse them of not wanting to be happy. To...


In 2022, Hamlet's Soliloquies Have Become Grindr-Tinder Bios
Column Image Credits: HamletGuide Dear Reader, It's been a few months of Letters from a Young Contrarian and by now, you would know that...
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