Tag: False Narratives
Understanding Zoonotic Diseases: With Dr. Shrikrishna Isloor
COVID-19, SERS, MERS, Ebola, Swine Flu—What do they all have in common? These are infections that can transmit from animals to humans, otherwise known...
Mediating the Media: Making India’s Children Media Literate
Authored by Ipsita Mishra
The Internet is the main source of information today, with usage climbing across urban and rural areas. Where we get our...
A Farewell to Arms? The Legal Battle Over Kodagu’s Gun Culture
Understanding the Context
Located on the Western Ghats, Kodagu (Coorg) District in Karnataka is home to the Kodavas – a martial community of fewer than...
Beyond Tongue and Tradition: Evaluating India’s Meat Industry
Understanding the Context
The production of meat for human consumption is a touchy topic for many Indians. Torn between tongues and tradition, vegetarians and their...
Painted in Hypocrisy: Outrage Over the Yulin Dog Festival
Written by Shantanu Kishwar
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The Yulin Dog Festival...
A Tale of Two Histories: Where Is the Northeast in Our...
Co-authored by Haya Wakil and Aarathi Ganesan
Most Indian citizens can wax eloquent on India’s’ ancient dynasties and kingdoms, its freedom fighters and perhaps even...
The Gambling Industry’s Legal War: Searching for the Line Between Luck...
Written by Kartik Sundar
After a gruelling five days of high-stakes competition, the Delhi Panthers emerged victorious in the first season of the Poker Sports...
The Tiger, The River and The Bureaucrat: Analysing the Ken-Betwa River...
Co-authored by Rohan Parikh and Sourya Reddy
The Ken-Betwa interlinking project is the first in an ambitious 30 river interlinking projects that the government has...
Let’s Talk about Match-fixing in Professional Sport
Researched and written by Tanay Gokhale
Sports has long been a source of leisure activity for the masses. But with the advent of globalization and the...
Combating Climate Change: Knowing What to Do and When
Researched by Ishita Lohani
Written by Ayan Tandon
Despite the multitude of failings associated with Donald Trump’s capabilities as POTUS, he possesses a reputable knack for...