In the 18th century, when the Industrial Revolution was in full swing, one group, called Luddites, mushroomed in Nottingham, Britain. Their purpose? Just one. Oppose mechanization. They destroyed mechanized looms and other textile machinery due to the rising fear of unemployment. David Landes summed up his vision of the period as: “The workers, especially those bypassed by machine industry, said […]
Logic
What normal people can’t see in a diplomat’s statements: Material Implication and S. Jaishankar
It would be a redundancy to introduce S. Jaishankar at this point. The minister who strides and makes foreign tremor in fear (Source: mainstream media), rejoinders sharp enough to cut through pillows and sensual enough to give nationalists orgasms. The man whose utterances carry the effect of 100 Tsar Bombas, to which there is no deterrence. Ahh, I should stop […]
Perspective
Understanding the protagonist and antagonist dynamic in storytelling
‘Protagonist and Antagonist in a story are the messengers of the storyteller’ In AD 54, a young prince was all set to sit on the throne of his kingdom. The boy was somewhat reluctant and did not want to be the king. But both destiny and his mother played their cards. At the mere age of 17, he was handed […]
Places
A tale of a Northeastern hub in Humayunpur village
One Friday evening, after finishing my work, one of my pals from the office had a rendezvous with his girlfriend. Being a polite fellow as he was, he enjoined me to accompany him to a dingy cafe where the girl was also an interim manager. Having nothing else to do, I decided to tag along. We deboarded at the Greenpark […]
Women
MANSPLAINING EXAMPLE: Know everything there is about mansplaining
The age of social media has introduced us to various alluring lingo, and mansplaining happens to be one of these. Given the credulous nature of the folks these days, it becomes important to throw some light on the subject. So that the next time the word is in your mouth, ready to be hurled at someone or simple get accused […]
Fitness
THE PROBLEM WITH SOCIAL MEDIA FITNESS MOTIVATION
Imagine it’s just another Sunday. You have just woken up. You reach out for your phone either by habit or volition. Last night was as wild as it could ever be. The kidneys received their fair share of alcohol, and the stomach had their fair share of calories. With a pinch of guilt in the background, you now open Instagram, […]
Women
WOMEN WEAR SHORT CLOTHES: A logical deconstruction
In this world of never-ending opinions and conceptions, some are more inciting than others. They often get assimilated and are set as another block for an ever-expanding road of the thinking process. One such instance that has colonized the minds of the people of the Orient (lately) is the appropriateness of female apparel( the rural understanding of clothes or rather […]
Logic
DHRUV RATHEE, RAMAYANA AND LOGIC: How logic is misunderstood
One fine day, I was undertaking my regular chore of grazing through social media. Owing to the tendencies of the human brain, I didn’t bother stalling for more than 3 seconds until a video popped up. It was a podcast. The questionnaire was not the taste of my attention, but the question, the answerer, and the answer indeed were. Why […]
Women
THE WAY WE ARE UNDERSTANDING FEMINISM IS PROBLEMATIC
The way that we have understood Feminism is quite wrong. Let me explain! Contemporary Feminism has become a word that incites thoughts that may be learned( through literature and experience) or adopted( through a convention that is contextual). The way we have understood it is quite linear and parochial for the most part. It transcends the commonly understood definition […]
Music
HOW THE GEN-Z TREATS MUSIC: A curious case of ‘Madari’
So, I was at a Fest/Concert yesterday teeming with college-going chaps hosted by NSUT. The invited guests were the musician duo, Vishal and Shekhar. Everybody was reveling, mediated by their very locals. However, a few hours into the carouse, Vishal was asking the crowd which song do they want him to perform next. A paltry voice made its way to […]