Author: iamvhardik

Journalist and online content writer. I am a former news producer with the NewsX and have had various research stints. I hold a Masters in Public Administration and a Bachelors in Mass Communication with a major in journalism. My interests lie in qualitative public policy research and analysis in urban governance and international relations. I use my blog Critilizers and the newsletter Set Up Circular Cities. When I am not discussing policy and current affairs, I indulge my love for food, travel, and cricket.
Movies and Shows

Movies An Easy Political Target?

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Censorship is not new to India. Clamping down on literature or cinema critical to political ideologies and uncomfortable to obstinate religious fanatics sadly has become an accepted practice. Governments over time have cultivated the bad habit of banning such art and ideology to protect their votebanks. The watershed moment in India's history was when the… Continue reading Movies An Easy Political Target?

People and Society

Castration Shouldn’t Be India’s Transgender Identity.

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This Sunday morning, on the program called the Sunday Debate on Republic TV, a leading English news channel had a debate on Section 377. What prompted the discussion? Over the past week 3 separate incidents of discrimination against the LGBT community have been under reported. These incidents have taken place in the cities of Kochi,… Continue reading Castration Shouldn’t Be India’s Transgender Identity.