Click With Confidence: Viruses and the Modern Internet
Introduction Like myself, there are several other online writers out there who love to write and share their opinions with the world. We tend to seek social networking platforms such as Facebook and Twitter to send our works across. We expect people to be interested in the topic and thereafter click on …
The Vociferous Comedy: The Shams of Student Politics
Elections Whenever student elections hit town, the whole city starts speaking the language of politics; and the recent DUSU (Delhi University Students’ Union) elections in the capital were no exception. The word ‘politics’ throws our mind into a tumult of emotions. ‘Religion’, ‘manipulation’, ‘double-cross’,’ exploitation’ are the few terms that come …
Net Neutrality in India: The Story so Far
Introduction The term ‘Net Neutrality’, which has recently been making headlines, means that anyone with an internet connection has equal access to all websites on the web. Whether it’s accessing government archives or shopping on Flipkart, you can visit any website you want as long as you pay your internet …
Assamese Journalism Reaches a New Low
Background Pratidin Time, an influential news channel in Assam recently did a news piece on girls who wear shorts. They said that women in and around the city cite comfort as an excuse to wear shorts and slam men when catcalled or harassed. The media group actually uploaded a video …
Insult Comedy: An Example of Privilege?
Insult comedy is a subgenre of comedy that directs offensive jokes at the performer’s audience or sometimes other performers. Often called a ‘roast’, the subject of the act is affronted with slurs about their sexuality, religion, weight, skin colour and sometimes, their work. The concept of roast is not a …
Introspection on Sheena Bora Case Coverage: We Need To Be Better Consumers of Media
Call it human tendency to want to figure out anything that resembles a riddle or the need to feed off tidbits from the lives of so-called, Page 3 personalities, the Sheena Bora Murder case is currently the cynosure of all minds and tongues. The alleged murder of Sheena Bora came …
The Need for Safety: India’s Massive Road Safety Problem
231,000. 231,000 is the estimated number of lives lost every year in Indian car accidents. If that many people are dying from accidents, just imagine how many families and friends are left to mourn the loss of their loved ones. This number is ridiculously high, which leaves us to wonder: …
