Or do you mean it? After being asked for a fourth time in a row about whether I mean a compliment or not, I sat about thinking whether I...

Public discourse needs to entertain a variety of differing opinion There is a widespread disconnect between what the intellectuals...

I watched “Black Panther” the ‘critically acclaimed’ Marvel movie that was released a few weeks ago. It was quite an average superhero...

There are those who contend that feminism is incompatible with capitalism. But capitalist states have achieved many ‘feminist’ goals....

The creation of a system that allows women the same set of opportunities cannot be achieved by state intervention. Why do I say that?...

Credits: Pitchfork/Graphic by Martin Ehrhart The below is the prepared text of speech delivered at the session on ‘Contemporary Feminism’...

I had earlier written about the absolute necessity to reform the legal system — not only due to the adversity that the litigant faces,...

Ignorantia rupta via non excusat:- The ignorance of travel plans is not an excuse. A Minnal KSRTC vehicle. Credits: Mathrubhumi The...

Jordan Peterson, “controversial” clinical psychologist A recent interview of Jordan B Peterson, a clinical psychologist on Channel 4 news...

Brajeshwar Prasad, Communist/Congress man. The constituent assembly debates is full of quirky comments and sharp remarks, and some...

Corruption is a way of life I had written an article arguing that corruption permeates our society because the state permeates every...

The quandary that the Supreme Court as an institution has led itself into is not one that sprang up over the last two weeks or so. It is...

Zaman felt a dreariness that he had felt many times before. It was an annoying presence initially, a reminder of the mediocre existence...

The biggest problem that Bharata Ganarajya (The Republic of India) according to many people is the never ending corruption. This is an...

Image via DNA Hindol Sengupta’s “The Modern Monk” is a book you should read and re-read if you seek to understand Swami Vivekananda, his...

This is a continuation of the article that I wrote titled “On Media and Activism“. This article will continue on the same question: “Is...

An article examining land usage in Kerala and the question of industrialization. A paddy field in Kozhikode. Paddy production has...

Social Media has revolutionized the way we  perceive our media. A question that has been of much interest is the role of media in...

Lenin was a childhood idol of mine. Source: TIME Magazine Some thoughts and recollections on the 100th anniversary of the October...

This post is a personal commentary on the space race and the consequences and results from it. It is intended to understand the nature of...