Before modern Europe existed there was a grand, interconnected political world, rich in scientific and artistic exchange he process that gave rise to Eurocentrism in social sciences and history is somewhat comparable to the follies of youth. Little children have difficulty believing that their parents existed before their birth. Teenagers often think that they are…

A.B. Karl Marx Siddharthar·August 16, 2024 This article, first of a two-part series, delves into how Unmarriageability is the spearhead against the Supreme Court’s recent judgment that denied reservation for the ‘creamy layer’ belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.  — UNMARRIAGEABILITY has the resistance to thwart anti-reservation outlooks and efforts. It is the spearhead…

How the “spiritual atom bomb” wrecked China Craig Willy Aug 24, 2024 My maternal grandfather was a manager in the British textile industry. In that capacity, he traveled to China in 1971 and acquired the above second-edition copy of Mao Zedong’s “Little Red Book.” The 1966 Foreword by Lin Piao, Vice Premier of China and…

 A still from Kottukkaali. Unlike his more mainstream contemporaries, who are often complicit in the silencing of women through their so-called progressive cinema, director PS Vinothraj attempts to expose the oppression of ancient systems by questioning his own position in them. His decision to restrict the titular ‘Adamant Girl’ of his latest feature, Kottukkaali, to essentially…

10 July 2024Share Amanda Ruggeri When people are trying to persuade you, they sometimes reach for underhand tricks like the ‘appeal to ignorance’ or ‘whataboutism’ to seem more convincing. Amanda Ruggeri explains how to identify these logical fallacies. Scroll social media, tune into the news, or simply raise a hot-button issue with an acquaintance, and…