Akash Naoghare

Often we see ourselves as rebels, often we see ourselves as righteous human beings, sometime we want to be a revolutionary too, such is a time we are living in. The system itself has become a nexus of crony capitalist, corrupt leaders and traders of humanity.  We try to vent out this righteous rebellion and ethical side of ours through various means like wearing T-Shirt printed with Che Guevara or Bhagat Singh or Gandhi. Often we opt for social media ; we post pictures of rev olutionaries with their quotes, we post some Shero-Shayaris from Manto and similar people because they wrote about the injustice in the world and how unequal the society has become. But even after all this, the big question still remains unanswered, "Do all such things really help ? Or do all such things just pacify our sour conscious by giving us a feel-good factor of us doing something worthwhile." I reckon it makes no point at the end of it all when we fail to take stand in the times of utmost ne...

Since 21st February students from 4 campuses of TISS(Mumbai, Tuljapur, Hyderabad, Guwahati) have boycotted the classes and all academic work. TISS is India's oldest institute of Social sciences studies. It has produced many personalities who have shaped society in a posting manner. TISS has also helped Indian Government in the planning of many so many public policies for the betterment of society through rigorous research and for same it has garnered much appreciation from everyone. Notably TISS always have representation from every caste, class and strata of the society. It has helped many students to climb the social ladder by ensuring education to every eligible person irrespective of caste, religion and economic class. In the history of more than 80 years of this diverse, free and liberal institution, this is the first time when students took such stand against the administration. TISS administration have asked students from SC, ST and OBC category to deposit the full cours...