A storm erupted on 2nd February when Rihanna tweeted about the ongoing farmer’s protest. Soon, Mia Khalifa, Meena Harris and Greta Thunberg supported in favour of farmer’s protests. However, what followed after that was not only bizarre but also very much telling about the Indian government and Indian celebrities. A…

I saw the trailer of Netflix’s White Tiger introducing Adarsh Gourav and starring Priyanka Chopra and Rajkumar Rao. While visiting the trailer, I remembered that I had read the original book and tried recollecting it. I didn’t remember much, but I did remember that it was an easy and quick…

Andy Mukherjee’s essay on losing hope in India has generated a buzz amongst many people. I was thrilled and taken aback to read this particular essay. Here is a person born in the 70s, worked in India, became a respected journalist goes on to declare publicly on Bloomberg that he…

The moment Arnab Goswami was jailed it was expected that he was going to get bail soon and within seven days he managed to get bail easily. India’s press freedom and liberty index would be sky-rocketing if every case was handled the way Arnab’s case was handled. …

France’s republic is based on the principles of Liberté, égalité, fraternité or liberty, equality and fraternity. Emmanuel Macron, the French President, is facing a backlash against some Muslim-majority for allowing the publication of caricatures that insult Prophet Mohammad. Macron’s actions have risen a debate about whether caricatures that hurt religious…

Full Disclosure: I was underprepared. I registered for the UGC NET (An exam to become a professor) way back in June. I soon found a job in July which compelled me to shift to Hyderabad. I moved to the city by mid-July and forgot that I had registered for any…

Twitter is filled with people who identify as “Nationalist”, “Indian First”, “Proud American” and what not. The line between patriotism and jingoism for many of these self-declared nationalists is blurry. They cannot tolerate anything that contradicts the nation. Take the recent example of a Youtuber who issued rape threats to…

The discipline of Engineering is all about technical innovation, out of the box thinking, advanced logical reasoning and a natural technical curiosity about your field. These traits can help you become a good engineer but they are not enough to get you into India’s prestigious engineering colleges. Cracking the Joint…

One of the earliest battles of the First World War was the Battle of the Frontiers between the Germans and French. The French were losing around 30,000 troops a single day. The English, who were fighting alongside the French, were a major sea power, their troops were not used to…