The Fraught Relationship Between Museums & Colonialism
This year, International Museum Day, which fell on May 18, was themed on “Museums for Education and Research”. According to...
Colonialism
The Keffiyeh – A Symbol Of Palestinian Identity
After Israel declared war on Hamas following the militant group’s surprise attack on Oct. 7, 2023, and hostilities resumed in...
‘Wonka’ Movie Holds Remnants Of Racist Past Of Novel
Several years ago, I made a visit to a local book sale and came across a rare 1964 edition of...
Marking Indigenous Resistance To Colonialism On ‘Unthanksgiving’ Day
Each year on the fourth Thursday of November, when many people start to take stock of the marathon day of...
Why Some Indians Want To Name Their Country ‘Bharat’
When India invited delegates attending the G20 summit in September 2023 to dinner with “the President of Bharat,” rather than...
Should Species Be Named After People? It’s Up For Debate
What do Taylor Swift, Jackie Chan, Adolf Hitler and several Nobel Peace laureates all have in common? Over the past...
Overcrowded Trains Are A Metaphor For India In Western Eyes
A devastating rail crash that left almost 300 people dead has refocused international attention on the importance of railways in...
It’s Irrational To Omit Key Portions From NCERT Books: Teachers’ Body
Source: IANS, PTI The Democratic Teachers' Front (DTF) on Friday criticised the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)...
Is The Chic Kimono A Symbol Of Oppression?
A woman in Suzhou, China, was reportedly detained recently for “provoking trouble”. Her alleged crime was being spotted outside wearing...
Climate Change Is Akin To White Colonisation Of The Atmosphere
'Climate change is racist'. So reads the title of a recent book by British journalist Jeremy Williams. While this title...
Review: Ghosh Fable Pushes Us To Re-Examine Received Wisdom
Amitav Ghosh’s latest book, The Living Mountain: A Fable for Our Times, defies easy reactions. A review is supposed to...
Veganism: Ensuring Animal Justice And Human Emancipation
“It is not an act of Kindness to treat animals respectfully. It is an act of Justice.” -- Tom Regan...
Robert Mugabe, Liberation ‘Colossus’ Who Crushed Foes As Zimbabwe Unravelled, Dead At 95
Robert Mugabe, the bush war guerrilla leader who led Zimbabwe to independence in 1980 and crushed his foes during nearly...
Divide And Rule 2.0: How To Trump The Controllers and Wake Up To A New World
When the colonial powers ruled over vast swathes of the Asian continent, they had one primary weapon of war. And...
