Author: Editorial Desk
The act of writing works differently for different people across the world. Some write to vent out their feelings, some use this as a tool for political and institutional criticism, some people create fictional and imaginary worlds out of words. Everyone can write but not everyone is a writer. Becoming a writer needs passion, energy and talent.If you feel confident about your work, and are sure that your creation could fetch you money, you have a whole world for content writing open for you. Content writing is the act of planning, researching, developing, editing and publishing a piece of work…
The idea of ‘gender’ is considered to be a fundamental concept constructed as a consequence of social customs and practices rather than sexual differences. There is this expected way of behaviour or a way of conducting themselves, from every social animal, based upon their assigned sex during the time of birth. This conventional thought of ‘gender roles,’ arises according to a society’s beliefs about differences between the sexes. A closer look at the term ‘gender roles’ needs a clear understanding of the word ‘gender.’ We often tend to confuse the terms sex and gender without knowing its appropriate meaning. Sex…
There is a popular notion that sex education is a bad influence of the western culture. How do you respond to that? Knowing your body does not come from Western or Eastern philosophy. You are a human being irrespective of your gender or religion or whatever. So it becomes important that you know about yourself, your body first. I think that is a basic awareness we should start our life with. Sex education is very important and is getting relevant with each passing day. It is important that you make them aware because there is this curiosity attached with it.…
A special fast track court in Kerala sentenced a man to stringent imprisonment of five years in January for sexually abusing a minor boy in 2020 under the POCSO Act. The judgement came as a result of the nine year old boy’s strong remark that he knew he was exploited because he was taught in his school, the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ touch. This highlights the importance of imparting proper sex education to our children. The terms ‘sex’ and ‘sexuality’ is still considered to carry a lot of stigma and shame in the Indian society and is considered culturally inappropriate. The…
More than half of India’s wealth is owned by the top ten percent of upper caste households. This income inequality didn’t just happen a year ago or two but can be described as a long-term evolution. The wealth accumulation in the top section of the hierarchy has led to ages of disparity in several sectors of life. The pandemic has highlighted and cemented these existing inequalities and has once again brought them to the limelight. Digital revolution is gearing up all over the world. Pandemic has forced the globe to switch to digital methods pushing aside all other conventional means.…
The idea of people moving to a different country is seen as a badge of honor, an achievement that makes you worthy of reputation in every eye. Call it a colonial hangover or the representation of the NRIs in Indian cinema, the idea of living abroad is glamorous. But what we, as a society, fail to address are the reasons why people choose to move out from their motherland, leaving behind their history and roots. What are the factors that lure these people to leave in search of better prospects? It was when Parag Agarwal and Leena Nair of Indian…
As APJ Abdul Kalam puts it, “one of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.” Academic freedom is the freedom of students and faculties to study, teach, research and pursue knowledge in any areas of interest to them. While the Ministry of Education, Government of India has entrusted ‘academic freedom’ to its autonomous educational institutions, it is crucial to discuss the extent to which this is actually practiced. In March 2021, the student community of Ashoka University, Delhi was shocked to apprehend the news of Prof. Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s untimely resignation. Prof.…