Facebook Mustn’t Help Holocaust Deniers Discredit History
Facebook Says Holocaust Denial Shouldn’t Be Banned In an interview with the technology news website Recode, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, had remarked that Holocaust Deniers may be “deeply offensive” but can’t be banned owing to the principles of freedom of speech. This decisive action has been taken despite efforts by The Anti-Defamation League Task […]
Rediscovering India’s Relationship With Homosexuality
Homosexuality is Not a Western Concept In the December of 2013, when the Supreme Court of India had overturned the 2009 New Delhi High Court and re-criminalized intercourse between two same-sex individuals, the BJP had come out in support with a spokesman unabashedly stating, “we can’t bring western culture into our society and culture.” Continuing its […]
It’s Time Feminism Got Its Place In The Indian Textbooks
Agnes Varda Speaks Her Mind At a Women in Motion gathering in Paris, held on July 3rd 2018, Agnes Varda remarked that feminism must be taught in schools, for activism to start in the minds of the youth. The veteran director, who led the protest for equal pay at the Cannes Film Festival, points out a […]
Implement Psychological Programs In Coaching Centres: The Need Of The Hour
India Facing Severe Student-Suicide Crisis An Indian student commits suicide every hour. The country suffers the highest such rate in Southeast Asia, yet policymakers and communities remain ambivalent, unwilling or unable to address the debilitating pressure of academics on its youth. The Bane of Coaching Centres Pressure builds early, right from class X. The norm set by […]