Akshaya Mishra

The rise of populism has led many to paint a dystopian vision of the future, for India and for the world in general. It is primarily a picture of anarchy, disorder and directionlessness. The…

Ever wondered why social media conversations turn nasty so quickly and why friends appear so different on social media from what they are in real life? It is in the nature of the medium. It…

Why is explaining secularism so difficult in a country where secular tradition runs deep? That the idea stands thoroughly discredited and virtually redundant in the new-look India perhaps…

Tucked safely in his well-equipped home in the suburbs of the capital city Bhubaneswar during the pandemic, this young man, all of 26, is busy fighting the supposed enemies of the nation. He…

Social media, powered by networks and 'we' communities and armed with irreverence and belligerence, has exacerbated the popular distrust of the old order. It has teamed up with hitherto…

The raucous television debate and the explosion of outrage on social media over the death of Sushant Singh Rajput triggers a sense of deja vu. Witch-hunting, malicious personal attacks,…

The furiously wriggling worm flung itself inches into the air, crashed on the floor, wiggled some more and went flat as a soggy piece of thread. That was the end of the virus. This…

What is Kangana Ranaut's fight about -- Sushant Singh Rajput or herself? This is getting more perplexing by the day. Her good battle to ensure justice for the dead actor is getting more and…

With the passage of Bijay Mohanty, Odisha's film industry is close to losing a generation of actors passionate about cinema. His departure after film and theatre personality Bijay Mishra is…

This is one statement filmmaker Karan Johar would never make in response to actor Kangana Ranaut's vitriolic attacks on him. It would be so politically incorrect, and perhaps not befitting…