Oppenheimer: An Exercise In Assuaging Guilt That Fails Thoroughly
The reactions to the movie 'Oppenheimer' have been revealing. Some viewers have used the epithet 'great' to describe it, others...
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Residents Near AP Uranium Mine Fear Health Issues From Contamination
For a decade, the uranium tailings pond near Tummalapalle and other villages in the YSR Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh...
ICEs vs. EVs: Learning From The Past To Boost Sustainability
Lithium mining environmental footprint at Salar del Hombre Muerto, Argentina. Demand for EVs is driving up sourcing of a host...
Uniting Tech, Activism To Monitor Sand Mining In India
A West Bengal-based non-profit organisation has launched a new platform – India Sand Watch – which aims to monitor every...
Ruminations On Barbie Movie: Why We Are Just Getting Started
After watching Barbie and Oppenheimer on the same day, and then reading some people's reactions to Barbie, I was left...
Hiroshima At 78 & Its Lessons Of Unnecessary Mass Destruction
It was 8:15 on a Monday morning, Aug. 6, 1945. World War II was raging in Japan. An American B-29...
‘The Kerala Story’: How A Film Ignited Violence Against Minorities
A controversial low-budget Indian feature film The Kerala Story, about a discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy theory, has been causing a political...
Sacred Feminine And The Horrors Women Face – A Tragic Polarity
The past few days have shown just how unsafe women are in our country. Given below are some examples that...
When Will We Stop Treating Women’s Bodies As Battlefields?
Women's bodies have been objects of patriarchal control for millennia. Objectifying, ridiculing and demeaning women on account of their bodily...
Manali Flash Floods: A Disaster That Has Been Brewing For Ages
Events of last week have acquired a mythic sheen on account of the prescience and wilful ignorance of that prognostication....
Global Warming Shocks The Tibetan Plateau
In May this year, I followed the Hengduan mountains into the south-east of Tibet. Now, in June, I’m passing through...
Toxic Masculinity And The Need For An Urgent, Lasting Purge
Earlier this month, a man from Sidhi district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was arrested for urinating...
Obama To Biden — Facial Marks Leave Behind A Trail Of Questions
Was it a sleep device? What was 'mysterious' about that 'line'? Why now? Such and many other similar questions rang...
Okay For Others, Not Okay For Us. What’s With This Dichotomy, Humans?
A few days ago, a news article caught my attention. It mentioned how a man had treated his parents 'like...
Erratic, Unpredictable Weather: The New Normal For India Now?
This year, a large proportion of Indians living in the central, western and south western parts of the country heaved...
A Time To Speak & A Time To Refrain From It
Recently, one of my colleagues wondered aloud whether train accidents are not happening 'too frequently'? This was after the horrific...
Akhand Bharat Proves Religious Extremists Are After The Same Thing
We Indians pride ourselves on values such as 'nationalism' and 'patriotism'. In certain cities, there are even public arenas built...
Wrestling With Untruths, Abuse & Scorn: When Will It End?
The protesting wrestlers recently announced that they will hold a mahapanchayat in front of the new Parliament building on May...
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The Misleading Trope Of Gay Marriages In India Being ‘Urban’, ‘Elitist’
A few weeks ago, the Centre submitted before the Supreme Court of India that gay marriages are an 'urban, elitist'...
Cheetah Translocation To India: An Experiment Doomed To Fail?
On Tuesday, May 9, a female cheetah named Daksha, brought to Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park from South Africa, died....
As They Grapple With Abuse, Denial, Despair….
Whenever India saw them, prior to their protest at Jantar Mantar, it was in visuals of them taking on tough...
Resurrection of the Humble Millets: Cui Bono?
In recent times, the conversation around millets has gone from them being 'coarse' and 'rustic' to 'chic' and nutritious. Nutritionists...
Why Gangster Atiq’s Death Is Not An Occasion To Be ‘Celebrated’
Last week, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead, while being taken for a medical test at...
What Is Indian Media’s Focus On Pak’s Multiple Failures Hiding?
Distraction has been the favourite tool of rulers. History is replete with instances when those in power have sought to...
E-Commerce Firms’ Response To Waste Needs To Pack A Punch
Last week, I decided to finally treat myself to an online purchase from a leading women's wear brand. It had...
