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John Stuart Mill on Freedom of Expression
The question of freedom of expression is not something that only our generation has been grappling with. It has a long history. Endless times it has been discussed and debated, and yet, here we are, unsure about how to answer this simple question: why is free speech important in a modern democracy? As Jonathan Haidt…
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How First Humans Came to India
Recently we learnt how India moved from Africa. What about its population? Where did it come from? As you probably already know, our ancestors, just like the landmass, came from Africa. Pranay Lal, in his book Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent recounts the story of how first humans came to India…
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How India Moved from Africa
That’s right! Not only did Indians — like everybody else — originally come from Africa, but the landmass too, which we today call India, moved from Africa. In fact India, Australia, South America, and even Antarctica were once not just neighbours, rather, they were joined together. It is only in the last three or four…
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A Conversation with Louise Perry: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution
What did the sexual revolution of the 1960s do for women? It is generally suggested that by challenging traditional codes of behaviour related to sexuality, the revolution emancipated women and improved their lives. However, Louise Perry, author of the book The Case Against the Sexual Revolution, begs to differ. She argues that we might have…
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A Short Introduction to Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is one of the most ancient monotheistic religions in the world; its foundation dates back to approximately 3,500 years ago. Yet, many of us don’t know much about it. That’s why this short introduction to Zoroastrianism will help you understand the religion better. Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, is regarded as the spiritual founder…
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Who is a Parsi? – Book Reading by Prochy Mehta
Who is a Parsi? You might say a Parsi is a Zoroastrian, but it’s not that straightforward. It gets more complicated when we see it from the historical perspective, that is, how they rediscovered their Persian connect in the 19th century, giving rise to a debate between the orthodox and the reformist groups. In her…
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Who is a Parsi? Book Reading by Prochy Mehta
You might say a Parsi is a Zoroastrian, but it’s not that straightforward. It gets more complicated when we see it from the historical perspective, that is, how they rediscovered their Persian connect in the 19th century, giving rise to a debate between the orthodox and the reformist groups. In her book Who is a…
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The Story of Indian Muslims: Part 1
India’s first interactions with Islam happened in two ways, which would continue to divide Indian Muslims (or opinions on Indian Muslims) till today. On the one hand, especially on the southern shores of India, the message of Islam arrived peacefully. The other interaction, however, in the north of India, was not so peaceful. It started…
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