Kunal

The emergence of self-publishing as an option to bring a writer’s work to the world has changed the entire industry over the last few years. While some of the developments have been positive, such as the increased author royalties and easy global reach, there have been negatives as well. For one thing, the sheer quantity of books now available in...

India is a country with a long and rich literary tradition. Our oldest epics combined literary merit with deep philosophical principles underpinning them. In a country with a variety of languages and where political power and religious influence has waxed and waned over the centuries, the shape and nature of our literature has also undergone considerable upheaval. When the British,...

If you have ever gone through your Bank statement in any detail, you would have realised how often certain amounts – seemingly small – have been deducted under the narration ‘Bank charges’. Sometimes they do not even show up under that name, but come under an incomprehensible series of letters and numbers that make even less sense. By whatever name...

A society comprises the group of people living in an ordered community that share a similar culture and values. With the passage of time, it is natural for these values and this culture to change. In fact, considering that the environment in which a society exists is not static, a society that does not adapt itself accordingly would be...

The question is almost too easy to answer – of course, Indian society is safer today for men than women, at least in terms of physical safety. Why is this so? A Society comprises of a community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws and organizations. In the context of present-day India, we have...