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 […]