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POLITICS

"Politics can be a good thing when we bring people to the table to sit down, work together, compromise and get things done for the common good."

-Bill Gindlesperger

Avaantika Vivek

Mar 2

Framing Women’s Sports Rethinking How We View Our Female Athletes

Why is it that so many people think women’s sports are intrinsically less interesting than their male counterparts? ‘Framing Women’s Sports:

Priyel Kumar

Oct 17, 2022

Garlands

An unlikely comparison between wars and garlands, a heart-breaking state of affairs and the complete breakdown of a system. The war widow...

Shilpa Mariam Joseph

Apr 18, 2021

India’s Political Landscape is Ideologically Bereft

Around the world, right-wing populism is on the rise. Since the mid-2010s, we’ve seen one election after another ending in the victory of...

Mariam George

Nov 18, 2020

Surface-Level Activism

When the very same people who chose to stay quiet during Sushant Singh Rajput’s unfortunate death become overnight ambassadors of mental...

Diya Maria Abraham

Oct 4, 2020

Dissent, But Make It 2020

Taking dissent online is not a new phenomenon. It has been used by activists in countries where governments are ‘repressitarian’- meaning

The Stephanian Forum

Jan 20, 2020

Protests: A Plea for Justice or an opposition propaganda?

The Stephanian Forum delves into the significance of protests through a cogitative analysis of history. It is a widely held belief that...

Debanjan Das

Oct 22, 2019

Over-efficiency of Parliament: A dangerous precedent?

By Debanjan Das, 1st History. The recently concluded parliamentary session was indeed an eventful one. It was for the first time that the...

Devak Namdhari

Nov 24, 2018

The Angry Hanuman

Devak delves into the history, cultural ties, and the significance of what at first glance seems like an illustration with no political...

Gulhaider Zaidi

Sep 28, 2018

Brexit: A Convoluted Step Towards Economic Prosperity or Jeopardy?

As Prime Minister May and the Conservative Party scramble through the cumbersome Brexit process, it is vital to assess the economic...

Eshaa Jain

Sep 20, 2018

06.09.2018

One of our editors reflects on the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court, taking a significant step towards the vision of a more equal...

Suchintan Das

Aug 31, 2018

The Illusion of Democracy

In his first article for the Forum, Suchintan reflects on the nature of the world’s largest democracy and questions its deeply rooted...

Shreya Mary Abraham

Aug 19, 2018

A National Disaster, But the Nation Does Not Seem to Notice

Kerala’s picturesque landscape dotted with 44 rivers, 30 tributaries, 42 dams and 1500 km of backwater canals has been ravaged by the...

Jaspreet Kalra

Aug 18, 2018

Monsoon Session of Parliament: Few Bills, Protests and a No-Trust Vote

One of our readers, Jaspreet, pulls back the curtains on the monsoon session of the parliament and looks past the theatrics of the 18...

Sehaj Bhatti

Jul 20, 2018

Cracks in an Age-Old Alliance: Gauging the Trump-NATO Summit

With the two-day summit in Brussels now in the rearview mirror, it is all but clear, that even close allies have lost their patience with...

Arshad Muhammed

Aug 27, 2017

The Politics of Language

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Aishwarya Mukhopadhyay

Aug 6, 2017

When Despotism gets garbed in Democracy

Disclaimer: The Stephanian Forum does not take any institutional position on its content and would like to inform readers that the views,...

Archit Jain

Jan 17, 2017

Shocking: Ugly Pillow Fight Delays Winter Session of Parliament

Disclaimer: The Stephanian Forum does not take any institutional position on its content and would like to inform readers that the views,...

Pragya Jat

Oct 15, 2015

On Secularism and a Happy Co-Existence.

Secularism, a term as intrinsic to my understanding of India as electoral competition. But, apparently for some in the current political...

Arunansh B. Goswami

Jul 28, 2015

Politics of Economic Security in Contemporary India

Upon an analysis of economic security missions in contemporary India, I was made aware of their various manifestations. In accordance...

Urvi Khaitan

Jul 15, 2015

Should We Be Upbeat About Ufa?

By Urvi Khaitan, IInd History The eyes of the Indian media were drawn more towards the meeting between Modi and Nawaz Sharif, Prime...

The Stephanian Forum

Feb 9, 2015

The Battle for Delhi

By Aniket Baksy - Economics III, Divya Murugesan - Economics III, Prashant Kumar - Economics III and Usman Zafar - B.A. Programme I...

Pratishtha Mamgain

Jan 25, 2015

Hong Kong – Time For Change?

By Pratishtha Mamgain, II year Economics Since September 2014, Hong Kong has witnessed unprecedented widespread protests that reiterate...

Roy Joseph

Jan 17, 2015

Velvet Glove, but Iron Fist?

By Roy Joseph, Economics (Hons.) IIIrd year The Indian Armed forces have protected the frontiers of the country valiantly and...

Divya Murugesan

Dec 26, 2014

Fighting Bullets with Pens and Ballots

On numerous accounts, the popular saying “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” has been proven right, but not as accurately and...

Urvi Khaitan

Dec 16, 2014

Truths and half truths – A session with Natwar Singh

Truth is a dangerous thing, and revealing it to the world, even more so. As a first year in my first month of College, the last thing I...

Pallavi Rachel George

Dec 16, 2014

Unapologetically Political With Natwar Singh

“If I were to change three things in the way the Congress ran the government, I would say a) there should be no corruption b) there...

Michelle Cherian

Dec 16, 2014

Taxing Tobacco Troubles

Prime Minister Modi’s Budget was appreciated for many reasons, one among them being the hike in the prices of cigarettes and other...

Pratishtha Mamgain

Dec 16, 2014

A golden chance for Myanmar?

“Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an...

Michelle Cherian

Dec 16, 2014

AFSPA: Uncompromising or compromised upon?

Close to six decades have passed since Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled the tiranga atop the Red Fort signifying India’s tryst with its...