The Oscar-winning American film Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao and starring Frances McDormand, is a clinical examination of the chinks in American capitalist society. It is the Grapes of Wrath of the gig economy era.
Six books by Dr. Seuss have been taken out of publication citing the racist and insensitive drawings in them. History shows children’s books are infested with all the human biases and prejudices.
The WhatsApp controversy has brought data privacy back in the news. Is precious user information safe in the hands of the companies? Here’s a list of instances where hackers had a ball with private data.
The WhatsApp controversy has sparked off a debate on data security, privacy rights and how technology and platform companies abuse data. Here’s a list of books for the curious mind.
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Sci-Hub is taken to court over alleged copyright infringement. While academic publishers say the free library promotes piracy, the legal wrangle has made ‘open access’ fodder for public debate once again.
Bipan Chandra, KN Panikkar, Ramachandra Guha and Irfan Habib — eminent scholars explore the routes of Indian nationalism, the freedom struggle and complexities of contemporary India
There is a new capitalism in town and it’s something you cannot avoid if you’ve been online even once — or not. Here’s a list of books that helps you cut the clutter on platforms, gigs and the sharing economy.
The India-China boundary dispute is a complex one that dates back to the British era. We suggest three books to understand the boundary disputes and the larger power struggle between the two Asian giants