Change and its many manifestations in India

Everyone in the country has a mobile phone. India has more than a billion phones, second only to China. Almost 240 million people have telev...

Racial bias in the field of Science

A racism scandal at H&M was the latest indication of management problems at the Swedish clothing giant. H&a...

Casting out Caste

The Cochin Devaswom Board of temples recently took a huge step towards an equal India, by appointing a Dalit priest at a temple. Kuzhuppully Umesh Krishnan of Matilakam bec...

Dear White People: Satirical Harangue against Racism

“That’s always seemed ridiculous to me, that people would want to be around someone because they are pretty. It’s like picking your breakfast cereals base...

True Review Movie - Mom

Cast: Sridevi, Adnan Siddiqui, Sajal Ali, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Akshaye Khanna

Direction: Ravi Udyawar

Producer: Boney Kapoor, Sunil Manchanda, Naresh Agarwa...

“Ugliness Of Girl”: This HSC Textbook Has Shocking Views On Dowry

Indian textbooks always seem to be making headlines for all the wrong reasons. In a previous article we had taken it upon ourselves to unearth some of the ridiculous mistak...

Climate Change In 2016: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

This past year had so many stories involving human-caused climate change – it will be forever in our memories. Here is a summary of some of the high points, from my p...

A Comic Heroine That’s Fighting The Evil Skin Whitening Industry

India’s beauty industry thrives on the country’s ugly obsession with fair complexions and skin lightening products. Prejudice against darker skinned people, esp...

Beauty & The Beast 'Promotes Domestic Abuse' Claims A Controversial School Lesson Plan

With Emma Watson starring as Belle in Disney’s latest live-action adaptation of a classic animated film, the moral ambiguity of Beauty and the Beast is once again bei...