Ankush Pal On October 2, 2014, the Government of India launched the nationwide campaign Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or the Clean India Mission. The declaration of this campaign was much appreciated, and to this day, we see everyone, from celebrities to university students, picking up a broom for cleanliness drives. One of the primary aims was …
The unsure stage of Indian democracy…
Shiva Thorat It was around the time that the Constitution of India was delivered to Rajendra Prasad: after Gandhi’s assassination by Godse and in response, the former home minister Sardar Patel banned the then fledgeling right-wing organization – Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The Prime Minister’s modern-day Sanghi agendas are more brutal than those of …
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha – Women’s Liberation through the Manusmriti?
Obed Manwatkar Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is a movie produced by Reliance Entertainment owned by Mr. Ambani, one of the main corporate sponsors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The theme of the movie is fine, since toilets are everyone’s need, but the problem occurs when it gives illogical solutions. In this film, Akshay Kumar …
Untouched brooms and tin plates!
Amritha Mohankumar All I have been hearing and watching around me is the talk of brooms. But in the midst of all this talk, I was left wondering: did I actually miss seeing those brooms or hearing their sound sweeping the ground? Or was I just so obsessed with my understanding of who would be …