The Sordid Saga of Indian Baba
Call them the spiritual gurus or thugs, the fact remains that the babagiri in India is today mired in obnoxious controversy. There is a long list...
Kabir Singh: Bollywood Reinforcing Inequality, Non-Egalitarian Aspects of Indian Culture
These are prime examples to explain how Bollywood reinforces non-egalitarian aspects of Indian culture because if a majority of a theatre audience laughs at...
Political Elites of India: The Shifting Dynamics
The composition of power elites in India has significantly changed. Now, former businessmen like Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari are the key government functionaries...
Sabrimala Temple: Are Menstruating Women Any Threat to Celibate Gods?
It is well documented in the scientific literature that taboos and myths about menstruation impact on girls’ and women’s mental health. The current Sabrimala...
Navjot Singh Sidhu: An Optimist or a Parochial Sub- Nationalist?
Given shared ancestry and blood lines, common language and habits and cultural affinities, the Pakistanis are unable to separate themselves from India and create...
India’s ‘Me Too’ Moment: Implications for Bridging the Power Differential and...
The Me Too Movement in India is certainly helping ‘name and shame’ sexual predators in work places. It has contributed in de-stigmatising survivors and...