There are many ways to measure merit but through a year of unimaginable experiences I learnt that in the quadrant of novel opportunities, inherent value lies on one axis and everything else on another.
Hopefully, the Mona Lisa Quotient, can get people to think critically and pick points on the graph with positive value to them.

Every time I watch a female lead starrer, I go in expecting to be left asking for more – more character depth, more reality, more true empowerment instead of thinly veiled sexism. Unfortunately, more often than not the expectations play out pretty accurately so today I want to try and look at some of these pre-conceived notions and where they stem from in order to hopefully understand how female portrayal on the silver screen could be made better.

Witty, riveting and intensely captivating – “The Queen’s Gambit” may just be the best thing to come out of 2020. What does it do well? What does it lack? This article discusses all that and more as it breaks down the narrative and cinematic components in an attempt to explain why this miniseries is groundbreaking.

This Op-Ed and the opinions it contains are courtesy of Mahi Patel, Stuti Iyer and Vani Agrawal.

We look at cases of the past, our legislation and works of literature in an attempt to grasp what is justice when it surrounds the socially delicate matter of rape. How do you get justice for such, physical, mental and emotional corruption?

The increasing intertwining of political opinion with public image, especially on social media has prompted the discussion around “Slacktivism”. What is it? Why does it matter? How do we break the cycle to make persistent change? Are just some of the questions we deliberate.

This Op-Ed and the opinions it contains are courtesy of Aaryana Jani and Hridaya Patel.

How did the idea of rape get so intricately embedded in our skin and veins that our blood doesn’t boil when we hear about it? These questions are hard to answer, not only because the questions are deep and thought-provoking, but also because there are so many things to say. From popular media to the way we are brought up, we discuss just some of the implicit everyday interactions with rape culture to better understand how it begins.

Bon Appetit – a major food media company – recently came under the scrutiny of the internet after it was revealed that they were significantly underpaying employees based on race. As the pandora’s box unraveled, the toxic work place culture and sexist, racist and, homophobic views of top officials also came to light. Since then the company has apparently under gone major changes. This article looks into new facts, corporate hypocrisy and sheer mismanagement that has led to the downfall of one of the most popular youtube channels in the food space.

Polarizing topics have the tendency to creep into conversations, be it at the dinner table or in a science class, and people usually have one of three stances – for, against and the ever elusive “no opinion”.
This post will not be discussing the NRC and the CAA but rather – Is it possible to be apolitical? And what does it mean to be apolitical?