Published anonymously in 1818, Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus can be considered Mary Shelley’s magnum opus. Considered by many as the first ever work of science fiction, the novel is interwoven with elements of Gothic horror as well as Romanticism. Frankenstein can be seen as a response to the era of Enlightenment that witnessed a […]
“Still broken”: The appalling practice of caste system in India
Caste is not a physical object like a wall of bricks or a line of barbed wire which prevents the Hindus from co-mingling and which has, therefore, to be pulled down. Caste is a notion; it is a state of the mind. […]
Tryst with blood : Deciphering the Menstruation Benefits Bill, 2017
Women’s bodies have always constituted the canvas on which the scripts of patriarchy had been violently inscribed, resulting in their historical exclusion from the sphere of production and subjugation in the domestic sphere. Feminists had been up in arms against the oppressive structures, employing multiple strategies to challenge the hierarchies that enforce the exclusion of […]
Impermanence: The Sacred Truth of Life and Simple Ways To Accept Change
The only thing constant in this word is change. That’s the best way to define impermanence. To some, this statement may sound rhetorical, to others it may sound self-contradictory. But when I first came across it, I was left amazed by its veracity. I realised how often we forget this idea while going about doing […]
Rabindranath Tagore’s literature and the theme of resistance
Rabindranath Tagore: The patriot Rabindranath Tagore, as a theatrician, occupies a very important position in the history of Bengal theatre. Writing at a time when theatre practices in Bengal were still in a very nascent stage, Tagore introduces an air of freshness. Though initially he drew inspiration from the European dramas, those of Shakespeare and […]
Incarcerated and Invisibilized : The Female Prisoners of India
Introduction “Women’s experiences of incarceration are unique and different from men’s, but they are often overlooked in discussions about criminal justice policy and reform. Women are more likely to be incarcerated for non-violent offenses, and many have histories of trauma, poverty, and substance abuse.” Women, Incarcerated” by Meda Chesney-Lind and Katherine Irwin’s audacious account on […]
A tale of two nations: The partition of India
Religious extremism in India: Hereto and the aftermath I stood theoros to your most rational actions of abstraction and civilization. Your civilization destroyed me, destroys everything, including itself. I couldn’t help but breathe the stench of blood when you further groped the entirety of my existence with your bloodied hands. Your filthy gaze reduced me to terra nullius. […]
Censorship in OTTs: Necessary or Teens are Gonna See That Anyway?
Debate over need for censorship in OTTs has picked up the pace. Abuses and crass words are slipped off as “language of the masses”, which is not completely wrong, but where and how to draw the line? The popularity of OTT shows rides on director’s creativity which is otherwise kind of curtailed in mainstream cinema. During […]
