Popular Culture & Gastrodiplomacy: An Analysis of Hallyu in India
This paper shall attempt to analyse the impact of Hallyu, a Chinese term meaning “The Korean Wave” that refers to the unprecedented growth of South Korean popular culture, in India.…
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The Reasons Why a Cuban Thaw 2.0 is Unlikely
This paper shall attempt to prove the unlikelihood of US-Cuba relations being normalised in the near future. This will be done by first analysing arguments in favour of the thesis…
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The Pitfalls of the Ideational Approach in ‘Populism: A Very Short Introduction’
‘Populism: A Very Short Introduction’, co-authored by Cas Mudde and Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser, is a book that attempts to throw light on the highly debated political buzzword ‘populism’ and address…
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Historical Materialism: A Critical Reading of ‘The Second Sex’
This paper shall attempt to explore the arguments of Simone de Beauvoir in her book ‘The Second Sex’ challenging the philosophy of historical materialism as proposed by Friedrich Engels. This…
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Gendered Reconstruction of Narrative: A Deep-Dive into Feminist Historiography
This paper shall attempt to analyse the theme of ‘Gendering History’ by studying sources of feminist discourse in the form of a historiographical essay. This will be done through a…
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Merchants in 12th Century India: From the Perspective of ‘Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi’
This paper shall attempt to analyse the economic reforms of Sultan Ala ud Din with regards to the repercussions suffered by merchants and traders. The Persian text Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi will…
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Analysing the Humanity-Divinity Parallelism in ‘The Odyssey’
In the modern world, most major organised religions have in common the basic foundation of a higher power that is altruistic, egalitarian and takes actions for the greater good. A…
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A Comparative Analysis of Misogyny in ‘The Odyssey’ & ‘The Penelopiad’
Across millennia of human civilisation, an aspect that has remained unchanged is of women always getting the short end of the stick. The Odyssey by Homer follows Odysseus, the king…
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Anekantavada: The Comfort in Contradiction
Schroedinger’s cat is a thought experiment devised by physicist Erwin Schroedinger in 1935, to illustrate a paradox in which a hypothetical cat may be considered simultaneously alive and dead. This…
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Hi, I’m Rohan Pai. I’m a second-year undergraduate student at Ashoka University pursuing an interdisciplinary major in History and International Relations. The essays on this blog are 100% original. Happy reading!
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