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Columns at Pandora
Reels of Rage: Hyperreality and the Digital Rise of Hindutva
The contemporary Indian political landscape is a battle of ideology and rhetoric. Instead of being built on any grounded sense of reality, it is set up on a hyperreality that is continuously being created and reinforced through media. The last decade has seen a profound shift in how politics is experienced, especially with the rise of digital platforms that do not just reflect public sentiment but actively produce it.
The Silent Siege of Bodhgaya: Buddhism’s Fight Against Brahmanical Dominance
In the shadow of the Bodhi tree, where Buddha attained enlightenment, a profound struggle continues to unfold. The Mahabodhi Temple, Buddhism’s holiest shrine, remains at the heart of a protracted and deeply symbolic conflict between Brahmanical control versus Buddhist reclamation of sacred heritage.
Where Memory Refuses to Die: Language, Denial, and the Ghosts of Gujarat
What does it mean to move on from violence when memory itself is a site of conflict? In Gujarat, the legacy of the 2002 pogrom has been carefully, even violently, curated into the official memory of the state, one that erases as much as it remembers. What remains is not reconciliation, but a selective memorisation that excludes the lived trauma of the Muslim community.
Between Ritual and Refuse: Caste and the Sanitation of Public Life in India
In the shadows of sacred rivers and holy rituals, it is the caste-marked bodies who carry the weight of cleanliness; public filth in India is less about civic failure and more about caste-designed neglect.
What Do Paise ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane ki Baarish Tells Us About Chosen Families
Starring Rajit Kapur as Debu, Munisha Koirala as Juhi, and Sanjay Naval as Kaku, Deepti Naval's directorial debut was an attempt at alternate cinema enchanted with unconventional themes and unsettling portrayals of queerness, desire, and family.
Life Against Death: The Metaphor of Grass in the Poetics and Politics of Resistance
The metaphor of grass, flowers, and seeds frequently appears in literature, especially poetry—sometimes as a political statement or merely a
How the West Misimagines Migrants and Migration
In the Western migration discourse, state logic, power, and domination take precedence over migrants as the subject of inquiry, committing epistemic violence.
Beneath the Quake, the Quiet Violence in Myanmar
The image of families clawing through rubble while awaiting aid—aid that never arrived—is not merely a tragic snapshot of natural disaster. It is the image of a political failure: the state’s inability—and unwillingness—to care for its people.
Lights, Camera, Culture: Examining the Laws of Global Storytelling
What happens when stories made for everyone fail the people they purport to represent?
Drying Diplomacy: Evaluating the Legal Dimensions of Suspending the Indus Waters Treaty
An inflection point exists with India's suspension of the IWT that echoes beyond the immediate Indo-Pakistani dyad. It brings an urgent inquiry into whether international law allows suspension of treaty obligations based on persistent non-state violence.
Putting Aggression on Trial: The Rojava Verdict
Against the quiet backdrop of a people's tribunal, away from the formal corridors of The Hague or the official offices of global diplomacy, justice and calls for accountability diverged from traditional legal channels.
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