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Zizek on COVID-19: On burnout and other crises

Zizek on COVID-19: On burnout and other crises

As a project deeming itself free of external and alien limitations, the I is now subjugating itself to internal limitations and self-constraints, which are taking the form of compulsive achievement and optimization” Byung-Chul Han, The Burnout Society. A society under lockdown is a prime example of stringent external limitations being imposed on people. Due to the…

Poem: Not an unusual day

Poem: Not an unusual day

Not an unusual day [responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Read out this Theel for me”] The alarm rang at five;Drowsily, she rubbed the eyes.Trying hard to leave the bed;Limping like a zombie, dead.She woke up to the blanket of darkness;Unwilling to move that day, I guess.The world around was still asleep;For her, the morning was a…

Totalitarian state politics

Friends, enemies, and populist politicians

The 20th-century politics majorly revolved around one question: How do we organize modern states? The same question in the 21st century poses a dilemma with regards to the democracies. Towards the end of the last century, liberal democracy triumphed over Fascism and Communism. The rise of populist leaders today marks a dangerous advent towards which…

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Criminalizing Triple Talaq: Pro-women or Anti-Muslim?

The usage of Triple Talaq has been a subject of long-standing debates. It was a form of Islamic divorce that allowed a husband to divorce their wife instantly at one sitting by saying ‘Talaq’ three times- either in spoken, written, or, more recently, electronic forms such as telephone, SMS, email, and social media. It was…

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India’s education system in a limbo

Indian education system in the time of COVID 19 [responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Read out this Theel for me”] The current disposition of academic pedagogy around the globe has been jeopardized due to the COVID 19 outbreak. The virus has demonstrated the value of health workers and service executives and the demeanor of Asian Nations…

Islamophobia in India– The elaborate blame game

Islamophobia in India– The elaborate blame game

[responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Read out this Theel for me”] The most prevalent phobia in the twenty-first century is Islamophobia. From the liberal societies of Europe and the United States of America to India, it persists everywhere. The onus of fighting it has been shared to a great extent by the people or society of…

Work from Home: A boon for the introverts?

Work from Home: A boon for the introverts?

Remote working during Coronavirus Lockdown: Blessing in disguise for Introverts? [responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Read out this Theel for me”] The sudden outbreak of the coronavirus made the whole world come to a standstill and forced most of the employers to opt for remote working. While some workers work from home is just a recipe for disaster. To some,…

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India’s primary healthcare is pathetic

Corona Crisis and Beyond: Bring in a robust Public Primary Healthcare [responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Read out this Theel for me”] Covid-19, a virus allegedly spread from a wet market in Wuhan from bats to pangolins and subsequently to humans, is posing a threat to humankind. Though it seems like the common flu, the asymptomatic…