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.
Short Stories and Novella

Can I be heard? I exist too …

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School? I wish I could get in there once. I see the girls in the nice ponytails and those beautiful uniforms. The boys who look so awesome just pass by right in front of my eyes every day. Dressed impeccably, some of these children run to school and some crib about school being a punishment.… Continue reading Can I be heard? I exist too …

Sports

FIFA Comes To India

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India previously has had played host to multilateral sporting events. We have hosted the Asian Games twice. The inaugural edition in 1951 and the 9th edition in 1982, both in New Delhi. In 2010, India also hosted the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. But what's happening now is a big leap ahead from it.… Continue reading FIFA Comes To India

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.