The Tenacious Problem of Surplus Men in India and China

A combination of cultural preferences, government decree and modern medical technology in the world’s two...

Films: Opportunity in the Crisis

In several of my recent articles I have written about the crisis facing Indian film industry, specially Bollywo...

Dutch Duo believe 'Stardust' to be an Alternative Raw Matter

Its pretty clear that Earth's resources won't last forever. We’re constantly fighting over land and water...

Experiments with Storytelling: Meet Anuraadha Tewari

In a freewheeling conversation, Anuraadha Tewari, scree...

Celebrity Circus and Media

Andy Warhol famously said that everyone in the world would be famous for fifteen minutes.

Hyperbole per...

The ‘Lost City’ in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean under Threat

Deep-sea mineral extraction is regarded as one of the most important global industries of the future, with bill...

Gender Inequality: Pressure is on the Men Too

"There are far more incentives for women to act masculine than there are for men to act feminine."

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Picture Books and Coming-of-age Stories

As research on transgender and gender nonconforming children and youth becomes increasingly prevalent in litera...