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Punchlines and Power Plays: Tracing the Roots of Indian Satire
History adorns itself with its oldest habit- hierarchy, and inequality, its most faithful shadow. One thing that remains constant with every civilisation, religion, and government is power imbalance, and whenever such imbalances strutted around too confidently, satire has emerged with sharpened words as a humbling weapon. Illustration by The Geostrata Particularly in the Indian context, where social, religious, and political stratification have long shaped the public imaginat

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Dec 44 min read


Songs of The Unheard: Folk Music as The Voice of The Marginalised
Folk music is a kind of traditional, often rural music that represents the cultural heartbeat of India. Anchored in oral traditions expressing the everyday struggles of human beings, folk music differs from other forms of music, like classical music, by being more rooted to the cultural realities of the rural population and the marginalised sections of society. Illustration by The Geostrata In India, folk music is a tool of cultural identifiers of a diverse region. From the

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Oct 235 min read


Dismantling The Myth: Demystifying The 'Women Have It All Easy' Myth In A Patriarchal World
The phrase “women have it all easy” has emerged as an oversimplified narrative undermining the complex socio-political, economic, and...

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Sep 16 min read


Understanding Patriarchy with Capitalism: Women, the Society, and the Struggles
Feminism demands gender equality, challenges patriarchy and capitalism, and promotes inclusive policies, ecofeminism, and redefining work for true societal change.

THE GEOSTRATA
Jul 26 min read


India’s Civil Society Organisations, International Relations, Shrinkage, and Soros: A Brief Overview
The United Nations Reporting Framework defines Civil Society Organisations (henceforth referred to as CSOs) as ‘ Non-State,...

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Apr 255 min read


The Care Penalty: Unpacking Gender Disparities in Workforce Participation in India
Globally, around 708 million women are outside of the workforce due to care responsibilities, according to new estimates from the...

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Mar 124 min read


Recalibrating Bangladesh’s Identity
Benedict Anderson in his renowned work “Imagined Communities” explains that national identity is essentially an imagination of a...

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Feb 247 min read


Beyond the Headlines: Indian Women's Voices from the Shadows
What do women expect from society? Has been a burning question over time but gained much attention over the headlines when the nation...

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Dec 16, 20243 min read
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