Absolute Freedom of Speech: A Necessary Condition for the Existence of a Marketplace of Ideas?

– Adhip Amin

John Stuart Mill believed that individual freedom and the exercise of individuality is the foundation upon which rests the possibility of social progress. Continue reading “Absolute Freedom of Speech: A Necessary Condition for the Existence of a Marketplace of Ideas?”

Natural Responses to Artificial Constructs: Do Smart cities serve the purpose of accommodation?

– Kapilavai Sashank

What the idea of City has come to represent to an individual is that of comfortable living, opulence, and opportunities to better their conditions. Imagination of the idea of the city has been plural. Continue reading “Natural Responses to Artificial Constructs: Do Smart cities serve the purpose of accommodation?”

Changing Paradigms of Ecofeminist Thinking

– Vinita Govindarajan

A concept that rose to prominence during the second wave of feminism in the 1970s, Ecofeminism as a movement and an ideology has been much contested and argued upon. There has been a marked revival of interest in the theory over the past decade. Continue reading “Changing Paradigms of Ecofeminist Thinking”

The Business of Sorrow

-Shibani Mehta

Post the Nepal Earthquake
Reporter: Are you hungry?
Child (around 8 years old): Yes, I am very hungry. I haven’t eaten all day.
R: Aren’t you feeling cold?
C: It is very cold but I don’t have a home. I want a blanket but I don’t know whom to ask.
R (turns to camera): As you can see, this little child is hungry and cold. He has lost everyth… Continue reading “The Business of Sorrow”