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A vintage colour lithograph from 1853 of William Shakespeare. | Photo Credit: Getty Images April 23 marked the 461st birth anniversary of the Bard of Stratford-on-Avon, William Shakespeare, who was described by his scholarly contemporary Ben Jonson as the “Soul of the Age”. Shakespeare was born in 1564, a year which was significant in the … Read more
The tension between languages and cultures is mediated by translation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A picture theory of language says images are the link between words and the real world. One points to a cow and tells a toddler, “Look, cow. Say it. Say cow!” Thereafter, it is unlikely that the child will point … Read more
While some desperately try to scrub away the so-called bad influence of violent films, they do yearn for the very thing they claim to despise. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Keralites have had a complicated relationship with violence in films, adoring the adrenaline rush of edge-of-the-seat action sequences but screaming blue murder the moment someone … Read more
When oppression lasts for centuries, it transforms into an invisible force, dictating behaviour without explicit rules. | Photo Credit: Getty Images A video recently surfaced showing an IAS officer receiving a petition from a woman. Before accepting it, the officer insisted, “You wear your slippers first, only then I will take it.” Though a small … Read more
AI lacks human intuition and it is very important not to discard the traditional methods of analysis when it comes to securities trading. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Imagine a world where artificial intelligence could predict stock market movements with accuracy. It sounds like a dream come true for investors and traders. But, what if … Read more
A short and unforgettable interaction. | Photo Credit: Getty Images It was one of those routine domestic flights of about two hours’ duration, only it was in the U.S., a country with which I am not too familiar. I had a window seat and settled down in it, hoping to catch up with some reading. … Read more
After an eventful tenure of M. Jagadesh Kumar, the incoming UGC chairman has a few immediate pending issues that he or she needs to focus on. | Photo: Official X handle of UGC The University Grants Commission (UGC), as the name suggests, was initially conceived to provide grants to higher education institutions in 1953. It evolved … Read more
(This is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George. The Political Line newsletter is India’s political landscape explained every week. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox every Friday.) The changing face of Indian nationalism is now reflected in the country’s movies Manoj Kumar’s passing and Phule’s film … Read more
