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Huzaifa Omair Siddiqi
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Is there a Hindu bias in India’s secular Constitution? A 2005 academic paper suggests as much
Signs of ‘harmless, cosmetic Hindutva’, or something deeper?
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Jaithirth ‘Jerry’ Rao places Indian conservative thought outside right wing extremism in this book
Finally, an attempt to trace the course of conservative ideas in India beyond political ideology.
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This book argues that democracy is inherently flawed and advocates a return to its predecessor
In ‘Isonomia and the Origins of Philosophy’, Japanese philosopher Kōjin Karatani writes of the rule of equals versus the rule of the majority.
Huzaifa Omair Siddiqi
Trending
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Watch: Trials for new three-tier train coaches show one speeding past at 180 kilometers an hour
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Naomi Klein: In Modi government’s clampdown on critics and climate activists, Big Tech is an enabler
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Can god be disproved using the laws of physics? An expert explains how it depends on perspective
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Will you marry her? CJI asks man accused of raping minor, grants protection from arrest
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Karnataka HC refuses to stay proceedings against Kangana Ranaut for tweet on protesting farmers
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Why Irad Kimhi is the contemporary philosopher we must read in the age of fake news
In ‘Thinking and Being’, Kimhi ties in logic, psychology and language to arrive at his unorthodox arguments.
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Beyond attacks on academic freedom, is the very idea of the university leading to its decay?
A collection of essays asks what it is that we are defending against illiberal policies and examines the future of the university in India.
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Narendra Dabholkar’s book is a beacon of reason and rationality against the darkness of superstition
Why we must read ‘A Case For Reason’ with even greater attention now, as irrationality and fake news threaten knowledge.
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Video
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Watch: Digital artist Mike Winkelmann’s 10-second video clip sells for $6.6 million
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Watch: First truck carrying Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrives in US hub ahead of distribution
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Watch: Have you ever heard a tiger sing? This one in Russia is distinctly melodious
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‘I was abused and beaten up’: Activist Nodeep Kaur recounts her arrest, time in prison
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Young man solves Rubik’s Cube in 17 seconds without looking at it, Sachin Tendulkar makes video
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This book argues that ‘Ambedkar-thought’ was revolutionary for world history (and not just India)
Arguably, no one has looked at BR Ambedkar and his place in the world the way Soumyabrata Choudhury does in this book.
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Is yours a ‘bullshit job’? This book will tell you if it is, as it points to a paradox of capitalism
David Graeber book identifies the kind of work that adds no value in today’s economy, but millions are engaged in doing nevertheless.
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So you think you know what reality is? This book on physics and philosophy will shatter your belief
In the process, you will also get to read a lucid history of the debate between Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr over quantum physics.
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The Reel
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‘Flight’ trailer: Mohit Chadda is on a plane ride from hell
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‘Dhamaka’ teaser: Ram Madhvani’s thriller stars Kartik Aaryan as a news anchor
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How ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin’ led to Pooja Bhatt being cast in ‘Bombay Begums’
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Watch: In Pixar short film ‘Float’, a kid with an unusual gift
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‘Operation Varsity Blues’ trailer: Documentary revisits 2019 American college admissions scam
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Assets or customers: What will be the future form of the corporation in the post-capitalist economy?
Just how progressive is the alternative that Nick Srnicek’s ‘Platform Capitalism’ proposes?
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Even without Cambridge Analytica (or Facebook), was the internet always meant for surveillance?
Yasha Levine’s ‘Surveillance Valley’ provides a frightening history of the dark side of the internet.
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How do we explain the fact that militant Jihadists write poetry?
What makes the practice of terror compatible with the practice of culture and the arts?
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The Field
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Tennis: ‘Indo-Pak Express’ Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi to play doubles again at Acapulco
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PCB’s bio-bubble for Pakistan Super League under scanner as Fawad Ahmed tests positive for Covid-19
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ICC ODI rankings: Mandhana slips to sixth spot among batters, Goswami stays fifth in bowlers list
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More draws, fewer goals by Indians, Khalid Jamil sets the tone: Takeaways from ISL league phase
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Watch: Pakistan Super League is more rewarding than the IPL, says South Africa’s Dale Steyn