Designer's Chatter

Topic

india

A collection of 21 issues

A time to recall the stalwarts

Does anyone remember Maulana Azad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai anymore? The frenzied debate over the comparative legacies of Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, sparked by Narendra Modi’s foray into counter-factual history, provides an occasion to remember two tall Congress leaders whose contribution to the idea of a modern,

Revolution from Above : India's Future & the Citizen Elite

While I don't agree with the Citizen Elite construct due to the connotations brought in by the work 'elite', I do believe there is a lot to learn from this talk. Quiet and invigorating talk by Prof. Dipankar Gupta. The concept in principal means at any

Zehal-e miskin makun taghaful - Amir Khusro

An excellent Qawwali from Amir Khusrau depicting how persian and Indian culture intermingled in the mughal era. First part of each verse is in Farsi and the second part is in Awadhi. Zehal-e miskin makun taghaful, baraye naina banaye batiyan; ki taab-e hijran nadaram ay jaan, na leho kaahe lagaye

Freedom of Privacy

UNPUBLISHED I don't think we have freedom of privacy any more. From the nosy neighbour, to the gatekeeper, to the electrician, all the way up to the governments (both native and foreign), even one is trying to know every thing about us. They don't just want

Mumbai City in 1920s

Observe how every thing good is due to the constructive influence of the western world.

You've Got To Be Carefully Taught

You've got to be taught to hate and fear, You've got to be taught from year to year, It's got to be drummed in your dear little ear, You've got to be carefully taught. You've got to be taught to

The Skins Trade in India, Narrated by Pamela Anderson

This admittedly is true. However...

IPL fucks the nation... [again]

As if, destroying cricket, cricketrs and busineses was not enough, IPL fucks the nation once again. Probably they are getting back at us for not cooperating with them in hosting IPL-II as we were too busy electing our new rulers etc. Perhaps its Lalit Modi's way of saying

Let's destory Khajuraho temples!

Let’s petition the Supreme Court of Aryavrat and demand the destruction of Khajuraho temples and ban on Kama sutra. We the Hindoo are embarrassed by these embarrassing atrocities. We the Hindoo have these anomalies face palmed on us whenever we try to harp on the asexuality, purity, better redness

What is New Media?

The exact definition of New Media can be had from a variety of sources including the encyclopedia which says the definition is constantly changing and will always continue to do so. Here I will try to explain what New Media is, what is the need of it and what does