Ever since time immemorial, the Royal Family has been both an attraction and a repulsion for many across the globe. It is of no surprise that they would be yet another dysfunctional family wrapped in intricate traditions and self-brought complications. For some odd reason, while watching the series ‘The Crown’ (watch it on Netflix if you haven’t already) it struck me that the Royal...
Converciti Podcasts bring you insights and observations from the sharpest minds around the planet on the most seminal issues of our times. This is where we challenge conventional wisdom, take a deep dive into politics, culture, and economics, and play gracefully with ideas. On our latest episode, we assemble some of Kolkata's brightest youngsters to decode India's media mess. How do money and ideology...
Just when India was on the verge of forgetting its past financial disasters and was recovering from the massive financial blow that Covid-19 brought about, out came one of the biggest scams which may effect the Indian economy like no other previous scams. I am talking about the Transstroy scam. This scam is reported of a huge amount of ₹ 7,926 crores. First let's...
Any conversation on “love”- romantic or otherwise- is to necessarily (and often unknowingly) be a conversation on State, church and industry. Yet, love is a subtle, weaponisable element adopted by structures such as these to preserve compliance and moneyed control. A random listicle on “14 ways to show love to the less fortunate on Valentine’s Day” reminded me of a comparison I’ve often made...
The book, The Khalistan Conspiracy: A former RAW officer unravels, is written by GB Sindhu, a retired civil servant. The objective of writing this book is to make the reader aware of the circumstances that led to the Operation Blue Star and the subsequent Anti-Sikh pogroms. The language used by the author is simple for the reader to comprehend and...
