Art, often considered to be the most sacrosanct thing to ever grace the human race. Creating art was like meditation for the artists, expressing things which they couldn’t put into words from their art. Current times, however, paint a very bleak picture as far as art is concerned, like everything … Continue Reading
The Cognisant Citizen: France, Culture Wars and widespread Islamophobia Part-2
Breaking the cycle of riots and poverty in the Banlieues
Banlieues, or the suburbs of French cities, have been mired in discrimination, poverty, and inequality for decades. Even a colossal drive of 60 billion euros to improve facilities and infrastructure in the banlieues has failed to erase the racial discrimination … Continue Reading
Perfection, Pink, Horses and Himbos – Where Barbie meets Feminism
Anything is Possible!
Or Is it?
Hi Barbies!
One of this summer’s biggest hits is the film “Barbie“, directed by the talented Greta Gerwig, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. It earned approximately 162 million dollars in its first weekend, making the movie a Barbieland of its … Continue Reading
The Cognisant Citizen: France, Culture Wars And Widespread Islamophobia Part-1
It’s been two weeks since the celebration of Bastille Day, or the French National Day, and this year was particularly marked by PM Narendra Modi being invited as the Guest of Honor for the celebrations. But this did little to quell the deeply rooted cultural wars brewing around France, with … Continue Reading
Soul Garden
My copywriting job in Mumbai was a dream I had worked for throughout college life. Working with the best in the business, the days were those of physical exhaustion with a strong sense of job satisfaction. The nights, however, sent me into flashbacks of agony, of … Continue Reading
So I Say, “Thank you for the Music.”
“A picture is painted on the elusive medium of silence, as a new symphony is woven into the tapestry of Time.”
This article probably finds you on a rainy night and I hope you’re safe and warm. It must’ve been a long day. Perhaps you’re looking for a respite. … Continue Reading
Freshers’ Guide to MAHE: Life at the Manipal Centre for Humanities (MCH)
Amid Manipal’s dramatic downpours and sweltering sweatiness, a haven of reprieve sits at the heart of the bustling student town. Far removed from the MIT campus’s red zone, the Manipal Centre for Humanities boasts of its seclusion and separation, offering students and faculty the coziness and comfort that only a … Continue Reading
The Beautiful Tragedy of Franz Kafka- Part II
The German-speaking Jewish writer Franz Kafka is a widely recognized figure of 20th-century literature.
One of the first of the modernist movement.
Franz Kafka, based in Prague, penned three major novels and a plethora of remarkable short stories in his abled stillness. The creative seclusion was one that … Continue Reading
The Beautiful Tragedy of Franz Kafka – Part I
Who was Franz?
Leading to and sensitized by the devastating manslaughter and political conundrum that marred human goodwill in World War 1 arose a deviation from formulaic concoctions of the safe and trend-affirming overtly poetic literature.
It brooded a change in self-reflection and a stream of consciousness which was translated … Continue Reading