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Independent Scholar. Polymath.

Hypernationalism Cost Us Our Victory

Posted on December 8, 2023 by secondsaturn

When will India realize that hypernationalism is a disease of the mind, most lethal and vicious? Its fall out can be clearly seen in the fact that no factor other than the hype created by the spectators, media, and every … Continue reading →

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Violence Intrinsic to and Endemic in Democracies?

Posted on November 9, 2023 by secondsaturn

Madhusree and I are set to visit Dhaka and are very worried about the pre poll violence in the city. The opposition has taken to the streets burning public transport and blocking roads and, on many days, there has also … Continue reading →

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Sanatan Dharma

Posted on October 18, 2023 by secondsaturn

The Hindu right-wing nationalists seem to have abandoned the term Hindutva in favour of Sanatan Dharma for gearing up for the next level of esoteric and cultist politics. Hindutva was a poorly defined idea that tried to convert the precepts … Continue reading →

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No Jobs For Seekers, No Applicants for Offers – The Great Unemployment Paradox

Posted on September 18, 2023 by secondsaturn

The unemployment levels in India are naggingly high. Despite it being the third largest economy in the world, India does not seem to generate enough offers for its job seekers. On the other hand, the factories and establishments complaint that … Continue reading →

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The City of Brass

Posted on August 9, 2023 by secondsaturn

In my long years of studying and practicing economics, I must have read at least 200 articles and books on the MSMEs. In each work, the idea presented of the MSMEs is a small unit, run by an entrepreneur with … Continue reading →

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Knowledge is Not Power – Discourse Is

Posted on July 12, 2023 by secondsaturn

When we read Foucault’s set of interviews on Knowledge is Power, I think that our teachers did not understand the philosopher too well because we too held the mistaken notion for long that it is indeed that knowledge brings power. … Continue reading →

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Zanjeer 50 Years Hence

Posted on June 17, 2023 by secondsaturn

Zanjeer 50 Years Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay’s Questions. Susmita Dasgupta’s Answers Question 1: 50 years ago, Zanjeer was a new and yet typical Bollywood film. Its stark novelty broke and yet reaffirmed the Bollywood formula. Based on the image of an Angry … Continue reading →

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Hindu Khatre Mein Vaake Hi Hain

Posted on May 11, 2023 by secondsaturn

Hindu Khatre Mein Hai: Vakey Hi Hai After the release of the Kerala Story and the aftermath of the Meiti insurgency in Manipur, PM Modi gave a convincing speech in his Mann ki Baat, or as his enemies say, Monkey … Continue reading →

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Ranthambore _ The City That Macchli Made Out of the Forest

Posted on April 7, 2023 by secondsaturn

Ranthambore, as legends and records go was a dense forest into which came a Yadava chief by the name Jayanta in 5 AD to create the fort. Since then, it has been built upon and expanded over centuries to assume … Continue reading →

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Fascism …

Posted on March 8, 2023 by secondsaturn

A young scholar writes that she intends to bring forth the terrible woes of the marginalized communities in the country to invade the comfort smugness of the privileged upper caste elites, who, according to her have cornered every opportunity in … Continue reading →

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