Good Stuff: December’18 The Death of An Ashokan Ethos The Death of An Ashokan Ethos Nishant Kauntia, Ashoka Scholars Programme ‘19medium.com (“We no longer let ourselves be swayed in empathizing with unconventional opinions, no longer unlearn our assumptions till we don’t have beliefs anymore — only to then build them back up with rigor and conviction. Doubt is no longer the defining…

1. This Library Has New Books by Major Authors, but They Can’t Be Read Until 2114 This Library Has New Books by Major Authors, but They Can't Be Read Until 2114 The Scottish artist Katie Paterson is collecting 100 unpublished works that won't be released in their writers'…www.nytimes.com (“Hope is a quiet and melancholic affect, an ethical position that is defined by a horizon of impossibility rather than action. Hope does not agitate. …

Good Stuff: October’18 I. From Streets To Schools: The Girl in the Yellow Dress From Streets To Schools: The Girl in the Yellow Dress The RTE Act provides for the Right of all children to free and compulsory education from the age of 6 to 14. We all…thebastion.co.in * II. From Streets to Schools: Making the Invisible Visible From Streets to Schools: Making the Invisible Visible | THE BASTION " More than anything else, schools are instruments for bridging inequalities in the country and breaking the cycle of…thebastion.co.in

To read: Why do we work so hard? : Ryan Avent Why do we work so hard? W hen I was young, there was nothing so bad as being asked to work. Now I find it hard to conjure up that feeling, but…www.1843magazine.co (“But the inadmissible truth is that the eclipsing of life’s other complications is part of the reward. It is a cognitive and emotional relief to immerse oneself in something all-consuming while other difficulties float by. The complexities of intellectual…

To read: Fireflies Fireflies a small simulation of small firefliesncase.me (“But whenever you shine, you inspire those close to you to shine too, a little bit sooner than they otherwise would have”) 2. A cancer memoir of literature and sciences A Cancer Memoir of Literature and Science Living With Cancer Since a cancer diagnosis in 2008, I have always taken reading material with me on all hospital…www.nytimes.com

To read: A Gentlemen’s Guide to Rape Culture A Gentlemen’s Guide To Rape Culture medium.com (“I’ve come to learn that women spend most of their social lives with ever-present, unavoidable feelings of vulnerability. Stop and think about that. Imagine always feeling like you could be at risk, like you were living with glass skin.” “Men shouldn’t feel…

Sadam Hussain, student, Srinagar — I read the news regularly. I follow the newspapers, television and social media. People who have the power of reporting news should be considerate, understanding and empathetic. These are exactly the things I find missing currently. Rape reporting, especially, has become entirely about the identity of the victim. …

Rachana Mudraboyina, creator of TransVision, India’s first YouTube channel for transgender issues, is fighting to tell the stories that others do not want to — You see them begging at traffic lights, you see them singing outside homes when a baby is born, late at night you may see them soliciting by the side of the road. But there is a lot that remains invisible about India’s transgender community — according to one estimate, as…

Good Stuff: June’18 To Read: Entanglements: Purvai Aranya Entanglements MeToo may have been revived in the wake of a Hollywood scandal, but it grew into a global movement. Purvai Aranya…indianquarterly.com (“For conversations like these, we always sit huddled in a room, eight or ten angry girls. Always angry, always girls. Somehow always still surprised or hurt by the world.”) *** 2. She’s been Drawing her Road Trips in Sketchbooks for 20 Years…