Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
TopicCancel culture

Topic: cancel culture

University of Austin — new ‘anti-cancel culture’ US institution that’s already lost 2 advisers

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Announced on 8 November on the Substack newsletter of former NYT columnist Bari Weiss, University of Austin is said to be ‘dedicated to the fearless pursuit of truth’.

Don’t rush to cancel wokes in McCarthyist panic. Keep 5 things in mind

Rama Lakshmi -
Wokes have been called illiberal, online lynch mobs, an intolerant new religion and 'souped-up' Communists.

Enid Blyton flagged again as ‘racist’ — here’s the latest controversy triggered by UK charity

Pia Krishnankutty -
On 17 June, a UK-based charity termed Enid Blyton's works as 'racist' and 'xenophobic', renewing criticisms against the author and sparking conversations about cancel culture.

Adichie’s attack on ‘woke language’ is on point. But Right-wing cancel culture is real threat

Shubhangi Misra -
Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie's three-part essay is what millennials get to hear from Gen Z and boomers suffering with over generalisation of the new generation.

J&K parties must respond to Modi’s call to engage, stop denying the revocation of special status

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Racism now covert, says Indian Oxford student facing backlash over ‘racist’ social media posts

Soniya Agrawal -
Rashmi Samant, who was set to be Oxford student union president, quit following accusations of being racist. Citing cultural differences, Samant says students need protection from cancel culture.

Obama, Chomsky called out the cancel culture. Are they baiting us to yell ‘OK, boomer’?

Rachel John -
Over 150 prominent personalities, including J.K. Rowling and Salman Rushdie, among others have penned an open letter decrying the ‘intolerant climate’ in the US.

How ‘cancel culture’ has turned liberals against each other and is rocking newsrooms

ThePrint Team -
In episode 523 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into the controversy surrounding the Harper's Magazine letter, NYT editor Bari Weiss' resignation & growing trend of cancel culture.

No, cancel culture isn’t a threat to civilization

Pankaj Mishra -
Free speech has never been more widely available than it is today. However, it could be that increasingly diverse voices may be a threat to free speech of the rich & powerful.

You can’t cancel Modi, RSS: Why US-style identity politics won’t help Indian liberals’ fight

Asim Ali -
A corrosive strain of American Left-wing identity politics has taken root among the progressive sections of the young, urban elite in India. But it won’t defeat RSS.

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Opinion

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Central Vista, old army uniforms—why this year’s Republic Day parade is a source of pride

Lt Gen Satish Dua (retd) -
Days of Mughal or British glory are over. Central Vista is Indian govt's modern structure, and uniforms are sources of pride.
Yogi Adityanath at Dalit homes. Dalit outreach is a farce

Not civil servants, engineers, or teachers, politicians always dine at poor Dalit homes

Why Federal Reserve will no longer have pandemic-era investors’ backs

Economy

A Chinese flag being raised in the Lujiazui Financial District of Shanghai | Photo: Qilai Shen | Bloomberg

India among Asian destinations for investors fleeing Chinese real estate debt crisis

Ameya Karve -
Both Goldman Sachs & CreditSights consider Indian companies attractive. While the first recommends high-yield renewables, the latter considers financial firms to well shielded here.

Defence

File photo of Scorpene-class submarine 'INS Vela', at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai | ANI

Kamov choppers, submarine torpedoes among deals defence ministry will review this week

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Ministry is reviewing all procurement under the ‘Buy (Global)’ category, under which equipment is bought directly from foreign manufacturers, amid govt's 'Atmanirbhar' push.

National Interest

Modi vs non-BJP CMs: When most popular isn’t all-powerful & why Centre-state ties will worsen

Shekhar Gupta -
Modi’s inability to win many states, and the huge popularity his rivals enjoy there, is pushing Indian politics in a more robustly federal direction.

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