Designer's Chatter

Topic

politics

A collection of 11 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,

Changing Interpretations of Indian History - Romila Thapar

An exclusive compilation of, whole Indian history with different dimension, is just an outstanding and deserve appreciation. This gives an exclusive information about the whole Indian history, with different dimensions and well studied aspect. This video gives us an ideal understanding about the History in written and History in reality.

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

Importance of Aam Aadmi Party

Weather they win or lose, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has already done a great service to the nation. I don’t trust Mr. Arvind Kejriwal (supremo of AAP) or the party, but to their credit, they have brought hope back in the hearts of the marginalized voters. They’ve managed

Campa Cola society vs slums: The demolition doublespeak

On 7 February this year, Durgappa, a three-month old child, died of hunger and cold after the shanty he lived in at Jai Ambe Nagar in Mankhurd, Mumbai was demolished. The police officer in charge had responded saying that the boy’s father Nagesh Kadumanchi, who was left with just

An Interactive Workshop with Prof. Romila Thapar & Prof. Rustom Bharucha

Originally Published on Sep 30, 2013 An Interactive Workshop with Prof. Romila Thapar Chaired by: Prof. Rustom Bharucha Professor in Performance Studies, School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU Department of Sociology in Collaboration with Faculty of Social Sciences, SAU

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

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

Soni Sori, Lingaram Kodopi And The Chhattisgarh Story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soni_Sori https://duckduckgo.com/?q=soni+sori https://encrypted.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=soni+sori&tbs=imgo:1&sei=... Image Source: https://archive.tehelka.com/channels/News/2012/Mar/31/images/desert.jpg

Charlie Wilson's War - Triumph of The Will

IMDB: Charlie Wilson's War (2007) So the other day I saw Charlie Wilson's War. Nice movie, reminded me of the old classic - Triumph of the Will, you know the one commissioned by Herr Hitler himself. However, Triumph of the Will is a classic in many