Award ceremony suspended after writer compares Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos

US-Russian journalist Masha Gessen won Germany’s Hannah Arendt prize for political thought. Supporters of Gessen, who is Jewish, and whose grandfather and great-grandfather were among family members murdered by the Nazis, have been quick to point out the irony of suspending a prize awarded in memory of Arendt, the German-born Jewish-American historian, philosopher and antitotalitarian… Read More Award ceremony suspended after writer compares Gaza to Nazi-era Jewish ghettos

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An Ode to the ‘Ad-Hoc’ Teachers of Ramjas English Department

These professors had to finish their doctoral research, write papers, present in conferences, and yet miraculously also had time for that extra reading that a student requested, or for lunch at D-School Canteen to give a serious answer to a question. Abinash Dash Choudhury Education as the practice of freedom—as opposed to education as the… Read More An Ode to the ‘Ad-Hoc’ Teachers of Ramjas English Department

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Louis Althusser: An Intellectual Adventure (2017)

Louis Althusser – an Intellectual Adventure (2017) This documentary traces the development of the thought of the Marxist French philosopher Louis Althusser (1918-1990), who influenced a whole generation of philosophers, including Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, Badiou and Zizek. Famous for his Definition of ideology and ideological state apparatuses. Althusser is credited with reinterpreting Marx in a… Read More Louis Althusser: An Intellectual Adventure (2017)

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Norman Finkelstein vs Alan Dershowitz On Israel-Palestine War With Piers Morgan / Full Debate

Piers Morgan Uncensored is joined by lawyer and author Alan Dershowitz and author and political scientist Norman Finkelstein as the pair unite for their first live television debate in over 20 years. The pair debate the Israel and Palestine conflict in Gaza, whether Hamas and the IDF are terrorist organisations, whether Israel is committing genocide… Read More Norman Finkelstein vs Alan Dershowitz On Israel-Palestine War With Piers Morgan / Full Debate

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Constitutional principles go for a toss in the criminal law of search and seizure

Seizing electronic devices in the absence of proportionality checks violates the right against self-incrimination Soutik Banerjee On 6 December 2023, in the hearing of a petition filed by the Foundation of Media Professionals, Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju told the Supreme Court that the central government will issue “some guidelines” for the seizure of electronic… Read More Constitutional principles go for a toss in the criminal law of search and seizure

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Gaza is the terrifying Dystopia sci-fi writers warned you about

RICKY Israel is doing all the terrifying shit that us science-fiction writers tried to warn you about. For years, we tried to explain we’re heading for a cyberpunk dystopia in which individuals are rendered completely powerless. Well, that dystopia’s now here, it’s called Gaza, and it’s even worse than many of us dreamt up. After… Read More Gaza is the terrifying Dystopia sci-fi writers warned you about

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta on abrogation of Article 370: Has SC established a dangerous precedent for federalism?

No one expected the abrogation to be reversed. But SC’s judgment lacks the reassurance that it has the integrity to uphold the Indian Constitution, in whose name it speaks, in full measure The judgment of the Supreme Court, upholding the abrogation of Article 370, is a massive legal victory for the Narendra Modi government’s approach to Jammu and… Read More Pratap Bhanu Mehta on abrogation of Article 370: Has SC established a dangerous precedent for federalism?

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University Grants Commission aiding the cult of personality

‘Selfie-points’ in universities: What purpose do they serve? Bharat Bhushan The selfie is no longer dismissed by behavioural analysts as symptomatic of self-obsession or narcissism. Experts believe that selfies are also a way to connect and communicate with others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for example, was a serious serial selfie-taker with world leaders during his… Read More University Grants Commission aiding the cult of personality

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