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Social media protests; and their impact

An article by Ehsan Siddiqui  25th May 2020, in Minneapolis of Minnesota state in the USA a negro-man named George Floyd became prey to the history of police brutality and racial discrimination in the country. A policeman was captured on video pressing his knee against Floyd's neck who was laying on the ground motionless for a duration of around 9 minutes. the last words of the dying man on the ground "I Can't Breathe" sparked a worldwide movement against the oppression on racial grounds, hundreds of thousands of people took to streets of not only America but a number of other countries as well. However, this was not it various social medial platforms like twitter, Facebook and Instagram were also stormed by a flood of millions of posts supporting the cause. "Black lives matter" movement is not a standalone case in which people took the help of social media to express their dissent. A few months back in India also social media was widely used to oppose...
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A fall into Abyss: India's growing love affair with extremism

Sadhvi Pragya, a member of parliament from Bhopal, while ago in a media interaction said Nathuram Godse; the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi was a patriot. This ignited a huge nationwide controversy causing the Prime minister to say that he'll never be able to forgive Pragya. Despite this, every day we hear influential leaders from political parties having their share of ridiculous and absurd statements. Is this just the meaningless blabber of extremist leaders or is something dangerous? The new normal What if I had told you a couple of decades ago that in this very country, the killing of Mahatma Gandhi will be celebrated, or a union minister would honor the murder accused with garlands, or someone with terrorism charges will become a member of parliament? All this would have seemed a little too far-fetched but as of now all the aforementioned has already happened and most of the nation's population appears to be fine with it.  Today you hear political l...

Why 2019 Lok-sabha Election was an unprecedented event in democratic India's history

Picture Courtesy NYTimes India stepped in the 72nd year of its independent history in 2019  and people went out to vote for 17th term of Lok Sabha we witnessed a swift victory for the current ruling  party  almost replaying the gigantic mandate of 2014, While the Bhartiya Janta Party is all set to repeat its position in power headed by Narendra Modi as Prime Minister there are a few things in this election that make them an exception in Indian history. The fact can't be denied that this election witnessed a lack of ground issues, especially from the ruling party and non-issues were made issues. We as voters were offered very little choice it was portrayed to us that there is no option other than the current prime minister,  and no man can handle this country. This is something not new to us we've come across a similar situation In Jawahar Lal Nehru's time when after his death there was this Question "Who after Nehru?" and a second time during ...

"Jenny of the Oldstone", hidden meaning behind the song?

Jenny's Song might reveal Jon and Danny's fate Jenny and Prince Duncan Targaryen from books  As the forces of the living spent one final night drinking, loving, and reminiscing at Winterfell in Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2, the lovable Podrick Payne sent us out with a song. Unlike "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" or "The Rains of Castamere," it was one that we haven't heard before in the show. And for book readers, it came as a pretty big surprise. Here's why it mattered' In the books, Jenny is a common girl from a minor house of Westeros, the crown prince of the time Duncan Targaryen fell in love with her.  however the king Aerion Targaryen didn't approve their marriage which led to price Duncan relinquish his claims to the Iron Throne. It is believed that the jenny's song is written by Prince Rhaegar Targaryen, another Prince who had to lose his birth throne due to his love for Lyanna Stark and who also happens to b...

Hear Me Roar

House Lannister Golden is their hair, and golden is the wealth they mine from the Westerlands. The power and influence of the Lannisters cannot be overstated. It is as much a threat as a promise for Lannisters to say that they always pay their debts. Fealty provides great returns, and loyalty is richly rewarded. Rebellion and insubordination is destroyed root and stem, as the Reynes of Castamere could attest if any were left alive.  No one doubts Lannister subtlety, for this is the family whose ancestor Lann the Clever used only his wits to gain the stronghold of Casterly Rock and stole gold from the sun to adorn his hair. Loyal Lannister vassals know how to wield their gold to good effect.  They cannot, perhaps, ever be quite as rich as a Lannister, but their liege lords do not begrudge the effort. Deep pockets full of gold, and the backing of a lion of the west, goes a long way to security among the merchants of the world—and in the shifting allegiance...

Top five swordsmen in Westroes

"A pen is mightier than sword." I bet whoever said this hasn't watched Game of thrones yet. In the world of corruption and an unquenchable greed for power the only true friend you have is the sharp blade of steel in your fist.  Here is a list of top five greatest swordsmen to walk the land of westroes, here I'll use the TV show and books as a source and the final list will be made upon my opinion so if your favorite swordsmen didn't made to the final list do not get upset. before we begin let me remind you this list about sword fighters from westroes alone so n matter how insanely skilled Khal Drogo or Serio Ferrell are, they  will be excluded. 5- Eddard Ned Stark: Whether it be the Books or the TV show both are stuffed with Ned Stark's more than impressible resume as a sword-fighter. Over course of the years Ned has fought along side with and against the most deadly men in all of seven kingdoms. Though he do not usually fight in the to...

What might come true in world of thrones next season

Crypts of Winter-fell Winter is Finally upon us World's most famous TV series is all set to hit the ground again on April 14th 2019. This HBO Epic fantasy drama is based on popular Novel series by George R. R. Martin named "A Song Of Ice And Fire". The series aired in 2011 for the first time with every coming season in consecutive years it became a global phenomenon. Game of thrones has aired seven season and is about to return one final time for its final season.  As the defending wall of the Westeros is now down and the Night king with an army of around a hundred thousand deadmen plus one bad-ass dragon is approaching to hit the seven kingdoms hard and our hero Jon Snow is ready to give him a tough fight with northern armies combined with the unsullied, dothraki and not to forget Dany's two dragons. There are a few things that we expect to see before this TV adaptation to Martin's novel come to an end.  Here I'm gonna be discussing some...