The word alt-right is a euphemism coined by the president of a well-known white supremacist think tank - the National Policy Institute; as a way to paint a happy face on racism. One of the listed goals of the NPI is to remove non-whites from America. The term alt-right was coined so that mainstream white... Continue Reading →
For years, tales of heinous crimes have dominated the front pages. We talk about themover lunch with friends and click on breaking bulletins during a pause from our hecticschedules. But what about these dark narratives captivates us, pulling us into a realm ofhorror and intrigue despite their grim realities? Do we enjoy the thrill of... Continue Reading →
India is treading down a dangerous path. The country is at a crossroads, much like the West was for most of the 20th century. It needs to make critical decisions that will shape life in urban India for the next few decades. India's urban centers are grappling with a rapidly growing population and a corresponding... Continue Reading →
Year after year, one gets to hear of more and more students who decided it better to lay upon their lives rather than take any more of the academic burden upon their shoulders. The most recent example being the Goa campus, where it is the third time a student took the grave decision in just... Continue Reading →
By Vaibhavi Pandey (2023), a leftist who still reads the paper - mostly to check my blood pressure. If The New York Times’s Opinion shop set up at Fervour, it would sweep ELAS’s Devil’s Advocate: not because its arguments are consistently sharp, but because few institutions have turned contrarianism into a house style quite so... Continue Reading →
Over the years, the Internet has evolved into a home for various spaces and communities. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic made it practically impossible for one to live without an online presence of any capacity. This strong, inescapable relationship with the online atmosphere has too many impacts to explore exhaustively, but one of them is the... Continue Reading →
Dune. A word that instantly conjures up pictures of giant sandworms and endless deserts, subtle politics and dramatic battles, religious crusades and prophetic visions. It’s science fiction’s Lord of the Rings, a masterpiece that inspired generations of books. That being said, I’ll be honest. I could not get through it the first time I tried... Continue Reading →
The following is an interview with Professor Santosh Mahapatra, discussing proposed changes that have taken shape through ongoing conversations in recent years. These reforms aim to better prepare students for the challenges of the next few years not only by making courses more relevant to emerging academic and industry needs, but also by reducing academic... Continue Reading →
The Journal Club 