Category: Social Change
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COVID-19 Masks: The Emotional and Cultural Questions
The COVID-19 pandemic is infecting millions at an alarming rate and has brought our existence to near-standstill as the government imposed strict restrictions on social interactions and movements to contain the virus spread. It’s been months since we’re into the massive timeout forced on us. Hardly can anyone convincingly refute the fact that the pandemic…
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Analysis of the documentary ‘India Untouched’
Analysis of the documentary ‘India Untouched’ through the lens of identity and development by bringing in issues related to caste, gender and race. Relationship between caste and development I would in this essay focus upon the link between caste and development in the urban spaces through the documentary, India Untouched. In documentary India Untouched, it…
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India’s Obsession With Virgin Brides
What is the first thing that comes to your mind upon hearing the word virginity? Is it Purity? Honor? Maidenhood? Virginity refers to any person who has never participated in sexual intercourse. But thoughts of purity and honor are only associated with women. We have all heard the virginity jokes comparing potential brides who are…
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Music As A Tool Of Protest And Social Change
Abstract: Music is one of the oldest forms of artistic expression. It is a universal language that has a long history as a form of art used in activism. Dissent through music is a fairly common phenomenon and artists have been using it as a powerful tool to fight their battles for eons. This paper…