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WHY IS THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY STILL PROMOTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN?
Advertisers, challenged with cutting through a cluttered marketing environment, sometimes aim to shock. Unfortunately while their aim may be to get their client noticed, our research shows they...
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IS CNN NEWS18’S MODI’S INTERVIEW REALLY A MEASURE OF THE CHANNEL’S CALIBRE?
Mirror mirror on the wall, which is the most-watched channel of them all? This week, Madhu Trehan provided her vishesh tippani on news channels going at each other like gladiators, especially CNN...
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THE ‘LOST’ OPERATION AGAINST PAKISTAN IN CHORBAT LA
When the Line of Control was demarcated after the Shimla Agreement, it was done with a “thick pen” on a small scale map – 1/4 inch to a mile or one centimetre to 2.5 kilometre scale. Once interpreted...
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CLOTHESLINE – EPISODE 78
We are accused of showering Arnab Goswami with the rose petals of our attention, but how can we not? He is a man of so many talents and also many avatars. This week on Clothesline, we analyse the...
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KHAN DEVTA: THE MUSLIM GOD IN BASTAR’S HINDU PANTHEON
Keskal Valley in Bastar is lush with green, forested hills and gurgling streams. On one peak, stands a temple. Inside is a black stone, reminiscent of a lingam, that stands on a raised, earthen...
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THE TROUBLE WITH MEWAT? DELHI’S NEAR, BUT STILL VERY FAR
Just about 30 to 100 kilometres south of Delhi, something’s simmering. On the surface, it’s the pots of piping hot biryani on the road to Alwar, Rajasthan. Under it, though, is communal unrest,...
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THE AWFUL & AWESOME ENTERTAINMENT WRAP – EPISODE 10
This week, Deepanjana Pal and Rajyasree Sen leapfrog from critically-acclaimed documentary, Placebo, to the pulpy Freaky Ali. There’s little agreement between the two of them on the film front, but...
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THE MAGIC CIRCLE OF POKEMON GO
By Katherine Isbister The sensation that is Pokemon Go has gotten millions of players off the couch and into their neighborhoods. The game’s artful use of augmented reality (AR) has demonstrated...
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NCRB DATA SHOWS RISE IN REPEAT CRIMINAL OFFENDERS
“Prison is designed to separate, isolate, and alienate you from everyone and everything,” wrote Damien Echols in Life After Death. Echols spent 18 years in prison – 10 of them in solitary confinement...
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WHAT’S LURKING UNDER NEWSPAPER HEADLINES?
By Ila Ananya When you’re reading through the news, you’ve probably come across sweeping headlines that scream for your attention. For instance, DNA ran this article in April this year: “Forced to eat...
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HOW ARE SECURITY DEPLOYMENT PLANS MADE FOR ELECTIONS IN INDIA?
The near free, fair & peaceful conduct of elections in the country is testimony to the efforts of many organizations led by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Central Armed Police Forces...
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CHINA SETS UP SHOP IN AFRICA
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China will soon take control of a dual-use port facility in Djibouti. Designed to serve both military and civilian functions—thus the moniker of dual use—the...
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VILLAINESSES ARE JUST WOMEN STRUGGLING TO HAVE THEIR STORIES TOLD
The motiveless malignity of Kaikeyi, stepmother of Ram, is perhaps our earliest template of woman as villain. Without her, there would have been no story – just a happily-ever-after before the tale...
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A REVIEW OF #NLHAFTA FROM SHRUTI LADGE, PIYUSH KHANDELWAL & KHALID SAYEED
Hello NL team! I am currently a subscriber of NL and if you give a quick shout out to my friend Prabhanjan Kulkarni who is on the fence about subscribing I am sure we can convince him to join in…...
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CHASE: THE PERFECT CANDIDATE – HOW TO WIN A DELHI UNIVERSITY ELECTION
Delhi University, synonymous with crazy cut-offs and controversies, is also the hub of student politics in the national capital. For many of today’s politicians, Delhi University Student Union [DUSU]...
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SAMAJWADI PARI-WAR: IT’S ADVANTAGE SHIVPAL FOR NOW
“There will be no division in the party till I am here… We are one big family, period.” Mulayam Singh Yadav looked haggard and visibly defeated when he repeated the same statement six times in a row....
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HAFTA – 85: SHOULD IT BE #INDIAFIRST OR #JOURNALISMFIRST
Supreme Court’s notice to Karnataka regarding the Cauvery keeps both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu on the edge, but was the media coverage a little too hyperbolic? Also, is ‘Why no pellet guns?’ a...
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AN OPEN LETTER TO ARVIND KEJRIWAL
Dear Arvind Kejriwal, Things have come to such pass that there are perhaps more people now who expect to see the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) fail than succeed. Even among those who ostensibly put their...
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PINK REVIEW: AMITABH BACHCHAN’S A FEMINIST IN ONE OF 2016’S BEST FILMS
Director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury makes a point right at the very start of Pink with the credit titles. The first names that appear are of Tapasee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari and Andrea Tariang – three...
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