Highly unfortunate and outrageous that South Asian writers are celebrated only after the western validation. We didn't know Banu Mushtaq till recently until a western recognition woke us up. A glimpse of colonial hangover and disowning of decolonial thought.

So, in the next 2-3 years, we may expect a sharp increase in hooliganism in Indian television journalism. Kudos!

I know so many ex ad hoc teachers of DU who had lost their jobs and still have not been able to still find alternatives. Absorption was just a scam for them. The system is freaking cruel.

Awards for members only? Wow! Cheers to dying inclusivity and pluralism 🥂

“A church in Lyon is the site of a sit-in. Prostitutes, protesting laws under which they were repeatedly jailed, fined and taxed, staged similar protests in other cities throughout France in 1975.” Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia 1976 Yearbook. p. 166. Photo: Alain Nogues-Sygma

More power to you ❤️

why I think condom ads don’t work in India is cus they sexualise the condom so much, show it as an accessory to sex and do not mention its actual benefits and since sex is a taboo in India people skip the ad or mute it completely disregarding the point

How this is not a national issue is beyond me. What happened to women being Devis & being worshipped? Wombs of 843 poor women removed without their consent and no one fucking cares?

This is so true.

Translator Deepa Bhasthi wrote a strongly-worded essay at the end of Intl Booker-winning Heart Lamp, on refusing italics and footnotes as part of her practice. I complicate that refusal here. Counter Culture column, for Frontline frontline.thehindu.com/columns/heart-…

4th largest economy? The need of the hour is to provide at least basic facilities to all its citizens. YOU-ME-ALL OF US.

Also using the backspace key to fit in our thoughts.

Solidarity in marginalised space.

We also term this as "cultural theft". Well, do read about it at your leisure. PRADA

One of sickest sets of things happening in the current world is happening in the name of women's empowerment, gender auditing, gender representation &c. And the reason why it is sick—disgustingly sick—is because nobody does feminism anymore, because feminism has been defeated.

Mainstream media no longer speaks the truth. Although research on how alternative media can help build responsible societies and citizens is scanty, we must remember, it is the future.

15 years of Udaan ❤️

Happy birthday Calcutta, its exactly 335 years since Job Charnock first made land here. The city of books and tea and adda. And some of the greatest minds of our times.