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May 20, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Devika Mittal |Aviral Anand |Anis Akhtar |Binoy Kampmark
We are living in a society where every day, we find out that whatever we had been doing, we had been doing it wrong. From narratives about a historical civilization to the consumption of a certain type of cooking oil, the social media is flooded with educational narratives disseminated through viral photos, vlogs and reels.
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Apr 27, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Aviral Anand |Anis Akhtar |Binoy Kampmark |Arjun Banerjee
In the current era of excessive social-media consumption, the so-called content-creator and influencer is king – or queen. Increasingly, we seem to have offloaded our abilities of social, political and economic analysis, discussion, and debate to those who seem to have a handle of social media. We trust them for their abilities of presentation, visual effects and some seemingly incisive research, which, in truth, is feeding on the same internet resources we have access to as well.
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Apr 21, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Anis Akhtar |Binoy Kampmark |Arjun Banerjee |Ramzy Baroud
The glamour of social media has surpassed the influence of conventional media in our daily lives. It’s a platform where people share moments from having lunch to updating relationship statuses. Like ordinary citizens, politicians have also joined social media to communicate their messages directly to the public.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Satya Sagar |George Abraham |Anis Akhtar |Hiren Gohain
This election will be critical in terms of its worldwide impact. The election of India, the world’s largest secular and socialist democracy, cannot be understood solely in terms of the country’s socioeconomic political framework. However, it has a significant and unique stake in shaping global events. The world is witnessing a surge in nationalism across multiple nations, resulting in a downturn in the global economy and a loss of confidence in international organizations.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Satya Sagar |George Abraham |Anis Akhtar |Hiren Gohain
An Insult to Maharashtrian Pride, We must Atone, We must Reclaim our Progressive Heritage! An Appeal to defeat the BJP-led Mahayuti & vote for the MVA & the INDIA Bloc! Dear Sisters and Brothers of Maharashtra Zindabad!Time rarely gives one a second chance to atone for our mistakes. However, fortunately, we in Maharashtra have been given an opportunity to rectify the misdeeds of unscrupulous power-hungry opportunists.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Yashwant Zagade |Satya Sagar |George Abraham |Anis Akhtar
by Sai Thakur and Yashwant ZagadeSince the Lok Sabha elections were declared in Maharashtra, the epithet ‘Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) is the “B team of the BJP”’ gained traction once again, even as many top leaders from Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) and also Shiv Sena (SS-UBT) (and not from VBA) joined the BJP.
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Apr 7, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Satya Sagar |George Abraham |Anis Akhtar |Hiren Gohain
Imagine a football match in which one team keeps committing foul upon foul without any consequences because the referee and the linesmen are completely biased in its favour. Meanwhile, the other team is punished severely for even minor trespasses, to a point where it is unable to defend, let alone score any goals. Some players even have their legs broken to prevent them from playing at all.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |George Abraham |Anis Akhtar |Brett Wilkins
If I get up on a pleasant morning and have all the nice feelings about trying to keep all my friends around me happy then of course such pursuit of happiness is good for me and good for society. However when I pick up the newspaper and read about the genocide in Gaza or other terrible injustices, then it will be very stupid and selfish of me if I try to persist with my effort to be ‘happy’ for the sake of it.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | George Abraham |Anis Akhtar |Hiren Gohain |Bharat Dogra
Prime Minister Modi claims that their NDA coalition will win 400 plus seats for the upcoming Parliamentary elections that will take place in India starting April 19 of this year. Is it a panacea or a realistic assessment considering nationwide political dynamics? What is the purpose of making such exaggerated claims if they are not based on accurate data? Their history is replete with fraudulent claims and unscrupulous behavior. Why then should the public believe it now?
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Hiren Gohain |Bharat Dogra |P S Sahni |Anis Akhtar
As the elections roll up in India, an appeal from the academic community to their close district officer is a common phenomenon across India. The call for election duty to them is at the center of the election process, completely against their conventional nature of duty consisting of taking lectures and running research labs. Professors, who are known for their superior abilities and profound knowledge, are becoming more involved in elections by acting as poll workers and presiding officers.
