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  Why is Football not being encouraged as much as Cricket in India? In India, there are a lot of people enthusiastic about Cricket. It is the same for Football but isn't being recognised. Why is it so? The fanbase cricket has in India is huge, but we shouldn't neglect the fact that it is the same with football. There are many guys who dream about being a football player. This doesn't happen because some of our parents feel football isn't gonna support us. If it doesn't support us, so does cricket. Cricket isn't India's only sport, there is as much hype for football as cricket. Football isn't recognised, as it probably requires more money and you need more physical strength. Regardless, the talent is not recognised. What can we do to promote Football? We can promote Football in many ways, if the right thought is given. We can Set up a lot of Football Coaching centres, Football trials/selections for representation, Broadcast Football matches on main sports...

                                                   Pseudo Feminism A few bad eggs spoil the basket, in this case, pseudo-feminism is a bad egg, and it tarnishes the true sense of feminism. If you pick up a dictionary, this is the meaning you're going to find for the word, Feminism: an ideology that promotes social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men. Here I would like you all to emphasize the word ‘ equal .' The definition indicates that there should be no discrimination against either sex. In India, You are not allowed to look or say anything to a woman specifically when she is independent as she has her own social media handle, empowered and an influencer with more than 50,000 nincompoop followers who follows her only to see the half-naked pictures that she proudly uploads on social media in the name of freedom and equality. The...

  What is stan culture and why is it toxic? This popular term is a portmanteau of stalker and fan. First originated from a 2000 song by Eminem which went by the same name. Stan culture can be defined as a  hyperbolic obsession towards a particular person, usually a pop celebrity. While this obsession can be directed towards anyone in general, stan culture is synonymous with K-Pop obsession, in particular, BTS. Now BTS is a South Korean, seven-member boy band that debuted in the early 10s. They gained momentum around 2013, subsequently garnering hundreds of millions of fans. This was all fun and games until the fans evolved into an unhealthy faction of obsessed stans, who are rather fanatical about the boy band and are resistant to any form of criticism towards their idols. Stan culture is also characterized by harsh reactions towards opinions against the idols. This results in the individual’s bad image in society. This breaks relationships as nothing good was ever born of an ...

   The Genesis of Disguised Tyranny I recently watched a TED Talk given by a young man about the Indian Education System. He spoke informally, in a casual and friendly tone, even made some hilarious jokes between statements, but the audience’s response wasn’t all that significant. I knew the answer for this, the answer for why the room was awkwardly silent throughout the course of his speech, and the answer was obvious--The audience was in favor of the system.  Picture this: A peaceful scenery, disciples of the village Guru offering presents to him. The Guru teaching and inculcating values, religion, science, and math to his students. Blissful, isn’t it? Enter Thomas Babington Macaulay, a British historian, who scoffed at the prevalent system of education in India and suggested his very own version, known popularly as Macaulayism.  Enough history, let’s snap into the 21st century: The education system incorporated into India by Macaulay is now a multi-billion-do...

  THE BREAKUP STORY So you’re over there hurting…deeply.  You miss your last relationship.  You miss the company.  You miss the expectation that you have plans.  And you especially miss having someone to talk to and say good night to.  But then there are those days (or moments) where you suddenly have this confidence that you’re so much better off without them.  Or how you held your breath a lot just to avoid rocking the boat, so to speak.  Or how a lot of your needs were NOT met despite being with them for so long. So the question is Were you just in a relationship, or were you in a conscious relationship? This is the million-dollar question. So what exactly is a “conscious” relationship? For me, being in a conscious relationship means that both of them in a relationship are doing the inner work to heal & are coming together through willingness and choosing each other every single day.  Well, what’s the difference between a conscious re...

  This World Book Day, Improfane India explores the 7 most controversial books of all time. They say that a pen is mightier than a sword, this statement is supported by some books that have created quite some waves in the world. 7. Lolita This novel by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabakov was written in 1955, It sent some ripples down the world for its highly controversial subject-Pedophilia. The story revolves around a middle-aged literature professor who was sexually obsessed with a 12-year old girl who went by the name Dolores Haze. ‘Lolita’ was the pseudonym used by him to refer to Dolores. He later goes on to become her step-father and becomes sexually involved with her.  This controversial book was also adapted into a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1962. Lolita was also later regarded as an erotic novel by some critics. 6. The Anarchist Cookbook It’d be a surprise if this book wasn’t controversial. Published in 1971 and written by William Powell, this book contained ex...

  INDIA & CHINA – The Economic Race China is a 15 trillion dollar economy, but why isn’t India??  Improfane Econ! Factors: 1.Education: China : China’s Academic Talent Search Programmes. The Best and the Brightest are identified - and fully sponsored for education. No Minorities or Majorities. India:  69% Seats in Engineering Colleges and Medical Colleges are reserved based on Community and Caste. The Best Talents find themselves abandoned by their Own Governments – Doesn’t matter if it’s Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi or MMS or Vajpayee or Narendra Modi. In 2020 - In 8 States - only 0.9% of Doctors came from the Forward Castes and only 9.3% Engineers. China: 80% of students who did their Masters abroad return home within 15 years to China to serve their Government Contracts in their respective fields. They are offered many benefits - Fewer Taxes, More incentives, etc. India: Less than 7% of Students return home to India after 15 years. Sure they’ll do all this flag-wa...