The Insight

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Analysis, Commentaries, and Contemporary Stories On India and Global Trends

Category: On society

Announcement: Stories On Indian Independence

The Insight would be bringing a host of articles & stories on the birth of the Indian nation — read more

Jul 11, 2017
Feeling The Heat Of Majoritarianism: The Marginalized On The Edges

That the marginalized in India are increasingly feeling restless. This isn’t a hyperbole it’s the stark reality of the times we live in. — read more

Jul 11, 2017
Welcome To Propaganda Hour On Primetime

We live in an age where the media loves to toe the government line & serves as an extended propaganda tool for the ruling dispensation. — read more

Jul 2, 2017
Craven & Servile: How The Indian Media Lost The Plot

I’ve a habit of sifting through various news websites every day. I regularly hop between sites like The Atlantic, Guardian & Indian news sites like Scroll & The Wire. Since the past four years, I’ve almost given up watching Indian news channels. Partly because of the substandard shows that simply love to sensationalize every damn — read more

Jun 10, 2017
Fact Check: Why Vilifying Nehru Doesn’t Work

Come 15th August, India would mark its 71st Independence Day. That we as a nation have come a long way is an indisputable fact; a robust economy, a burgeoning middle- class & an aspirational youth that craves more opportunity are only a few among the long list of achievements of the world’s largest democracy. — read more

Jun 8, 2017
Revisiting Indian History: How History Ought To Be Taught

The other day I stumbled upon something on Quora, someone had asked, “Why do we teach Mughal/Muslim history in India when they were actually foreign marauders? Shouldn’t we be teaching our own ancient history?” — read more

Jun 4, 2017