Plato’s Concept Of Democracy & Present-Day India
By Rohan Kuddus/Anindya Rudra Plato’s profound disdain for democracy was rooted in his belief that it is an inherently unstable system, often degenerating into a mob rule that sacrificed wisdom […]
Russell’s Reason
Bertrand Arthur William Russell‘s (May 8, 1872 – February 2, 1970) 1945 publication ‘A History of Western Philosophy‘ can help one gain in-depth knowledge about Western philosophy. Russell, the British […]
Kashmir’s Iconic Bookstore Shuts Down
Another pride of the Kashmiri people has been silently erased, along with its 45 years of glory. Bestseller, the iconic bookstore situated in a quiet corner of Lal Chowk in […]
A Terrible Laughter: Milan Kundera
Well, there is hardly any creative personality left in the whole continent of Europe who can portray the essential image of the continent, especially after the demise of Jean-Luc Godard […]
Politics, Economy & Environment
The world is going through a phase of great confusion as it experiences intense geopolitical turmoil and unprecedented conflicts. At the same time, the economic crisis and trade wars have […]
The Importance Of Dialogue In The 21st Century
When animosity between two conflicting parties escalates beyond rhetoric to the threat of war, rational persons remind them of the importance of dialogue in order to restore normalcy. However, a […]
A ‘Changed’ China: Dalai Lama!
The 14th and incumbent Dalai Lama (born Tenzin Gyatso on July 6, 1935), the Tibetan spiritual leader who is currently living in exile as a refugee in India, has claimed […]
Manto & Madness
Saadat Hasan Manto and the Exploration of MadnessIn his short story Toba Tek Singh, set against the background of the 1947 Partition of the Indian Subcontinent, writer Saadat Hasan Manto […]
The ‘Self’ & The ‘Profile’
The arrival of satellite channels at our drawing rooms in the 1990s, and the increasing usage of smartphones and growing popularity of Social Media in the early 21st Century have […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 