News in Need of Intensive Care
The new millennium presented an opportunity for democratization of TV News in India. It was a time when television news media channels...
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Dec 1, 20236 min
Vlogs: What is in it For You?
In the last decade, digital media not only made a place for itself in pop culture, but it involuntarily and effortlessly became a habit....
Nov 21, 20234 min
Is a Four-Year Term of Government Ideal for India?
If India were to adopt a four-year term for the parliament and state assemblies, then over a period of 20 years, it needs to conduct one...
Nov 11, 20234 min
Negativity Bias in the News
Democracy attains profound vibrancy when journalists are reporting on facts. Those charged with governance of the nation must be...
Oct 24, 20233 min
Will Going Vegan Save Our Planet?
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the food system came from – ranging from deforestation and land use, through to transport and...
Feb 16, 20224 min
Pushpa, Mirzapur and KGF: What Does it Say About India?
Until a few years ago, Indians used to believe that every story must have a happy ending. With passage of time, our sense and...
Feb 4, 20224 min
Do We Really Need 10-minute Grocery Delivery?
Search, compare and click buy. Sounds familiar? The retail landscape in India has evolved faster than consumers’ imagination. The latest...
Jan 29, 20223 min
WhatsApp University and the Postmaster Syndrome
Every day we get a dump of data on our smartphones. Some of it is useful and essential, but the bulk of it is garbage. At the time of...
Dec 7, 20215 min
Lessons from Pandemic and What is in Store for 2022
The Covid-19 virus is stubborn and persistent. It is continuously evolving and finding ways to bypass human immune system. Life on Earth...
Dec 3, 20214 min
Rant and Chant in India
Indians are not happy at the moment and they have good reason to be in this state of mind. This article is neither an attempt to give a...
Nov 4, 20215 min
India Requires a New Template
Life on Earth evolves even when we are not paying attention. A template is a thing that is used as a model for producing other similar...
Sep 24, 20213 min
Facebook Doesn’t Care About You!
The most important metric at Facebook is user engagement. This single-minded pursuit is the hallmark of toxic capitalism. Facebook, also...
Aug 28, 20213 min
Teachers: Then, Now and Forever
Teachers influence our lives in more ways than anyone of us can ever comprehend. Apart from imparting knowledge on their specialized...
Aug 21, 20213 min
Mann ki Baat or One ki Baat
Selecting the Medium Shri Narendra Modi, the current and 14th Prime Minister of India, started giving messages on radio in October 2014. ...
Aug 5, 20214 min
Crowd: Audience, Mob, Force, etc.
“A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest...
Jul 10, 20214 min
Rabbit Hole: Deep Trouble
Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end! “I wonder how many miles I’ve fallen by this time?” she said aloud. “I must be...
Jun 5, 20214 min
Individual and Institutional Integrity
Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles, irrespective of the situation. Strong and stable...
May 8, 20215 min
The Forgotten Flu of 1918 and Covid-19
The infamous ‘Spanish Flu’, the most fatal event of last century, was mistakenly and unreasonably named after a nation that remained...
Apr 24, 20213 min
We, The People of India: Are We Any Good?
The events and news around us are not in our control. Bad news is bad and good news is good; even the most creative storytellers cannot...
Apr 8, 20214 min
Political Discourse in West Bengal is a Disgrace
West Bengal (WB) and its political landscape are determined to hit rock bottom. Grace and intellect are absent from the speeches of most...
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