The Indian subcontinent is a vivid picture of myriad diversities, cultures, conditions and values, they say. ‘They’ also say a lot about the privileges of being an Indian. They discuss heritage, references, colonies, structures, education and sometimes, power too. They write a million beautiful narratives on modern renunciations and jingoism. They are in constant rivalry […]
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Love Triangles: Are they really worth it?
These days, every show with a remotely romantic subtext loves to throw in a love triangle in its story arc and drag out those completely disastrous relationships for several seasons. It always goes along the lines of “Oh! I simply cannot choose between these two attractive boys with no real personalities” or “Why will I […]
Romeo and Juliet
If I say love story what is the first story that comes to your mind? For a substantial number of people, it’s Romeo and Juliet. It’s probably one of the most oft quoted literary works ever. From children’s movies like “Gnomeo and Juliet” to pop songs like Taylor Swift’s “Love Story”, the play has been […]
Riverdale Vs Archies comics
Spoiler Alert I think it’s time we address the elephant in the television that is Riverdale. Just about every kid who has lived between the 40’s and now has, at some point or the other, read an Archie comic. Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica are names that everyone has grown up with, a quintessential part […]
Why we need Superheroes!
For a long time, humans have been seeking alternate realities to escape the bleakness of the living world. There is so much we wish to change, and so much that we are powerless to. Children around the world pick up Comic Books, some to escape a torn household, some to forget their personal demons. All […]
As good as his Word :An enquiry into the sexism in the English Language
A dog is a woman’s best friend. Woman is a primate. The househusband dropped the children off at school. Of all the nurses at the hospital, only he can look after the patient in the third bed. He has mastered the art of knitting. Fire is the most important discovery of womankind. Now, those sentences […]
Book Boyfriends and how they lead to unattainable standards
To all the fan-girls out there who are in constant state of agony from the unobtainable hunky dreamboats in literature, I feel your pain all too well. Damn those Young Adult fictional men who ruined me for real men since my adolescent years. Even without real boyfriend experience, I knew that no actual teenage male […]
Rejection as Misrecognition
Rejection in love and the way men tend to take it has often and quite rightly been seen as the manifestation of a form of male privilege. But rejection in the matters of the heart is something that all of us across genders do resent. It would be safe to argue then that there is […]
The Brilliance Of Austen
This year marks the bicentennial death anniversary of one of the greatest authors to have ever lived- Jane Austen. With that in mind I thought it was time for a tribute to her genius. Austen was brilliant, and centuries ahead of her time. In a world that had ridiculous expectations of women, she created some […]
