The practice of lobbying has been a long-standing part of the political landscape, with groups of individuals attempting to influence government decisions for centuries. In recent times, however, the sheer scale and scope of lobbying has given rise t
Shrishti Padmanabhan's Articles
CSAU's Internal Hackathon Round for Kavach - 2023
Date: April 10th, 2023 Kavach - 2023, a prestigious and newly launched national hackathon, focuses on solving cybersecurity-related problems. It is an honor for CEG to participate and coordinate the initial round of this groundbreaking initia
Woke-washing & Why It Needs To Stop
In recent times, a new term has surfaced in the world of advertising: woke-washing. This phenomenon occurs when ethically problematic companies use social justice movements to increase sales without addressing how their business is complicit in perpe
Deconstructing Doublespeak
Doublespeak, put simply, is language designed to evade responsibility. It’s the strategic manipulation of language to influence the opinions of others by representing the truth in a false manner. According to American linguist William Lutz, doublespe
The Bootstrap Fallacy
One of the more misleading narratives regarding economic mobility is the ‘Bootstrap Narrative’. It is essentially the belief that an individual who works hard, assumes personal responsibility, and maintains a strong moral center can climb the economi
Separating The Art from the Artist
In the age of social media, an important conversation to have is whether or not we should separate the art from the artist. When an artist is in the wrong, fans of the artist are faced with an ethical dilemma of whether or not to continue supporting
Demystifying Doomscrolling
Doomscrolling is a term that has been doing the rounds for a large portion of this past year- so much so that the Oxford English Dictionary recently named it the 'word of the year’. It refers to our tendency to surf or scroll through an endless sea o
Curb Your Capitalism
Capitalism as we know it, is a flawed economic system, the essential feature of which is the motive to make a profit. The capitalist system we have today is effective in creating large amounts of wealth but is structured in such a way that this wealt
The Slippery Slope of Self Care
What had begun as a medical concept in an attempt to encourage patients to exercise healthy habits, has been reintroduced by mainstream culture as a consumerized trend in the recent times. This explains how the self-care industry estimated at 10 bill
The Downward Spiral of Social Media Activism
Though social media can be an extremely powerful and efficient tool for activism, the problem begins when the intention behind reposting hard-hitting images or catchy woke quotes is entirely self-serving. This undermines the urgency of the situation
Indie Films: An Ode to Authentic Filmmaking
An indie film is a feature or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies. When you watch an indie film, it doesn’t feel like you're watching a
The Uncomfortable Truth about 'Cancel Culture'
According to philosopher Natalie Wynn, the trend we now know as "Cancel Culture" can be explained as the online shaming, vilifying, and ostracizing of prominent members of a community or industry by other members in the same circle. Unfortunately wha
The Uncomfortable Truth About Women's Clothing Industry
The women's clothing industry is a hoax. Yes, you heard that right. The seven trillion-dollar industry is working against us, not for us. You are probably wondering how we made this industry a seven trillion-dollar one in the first place. I have two
The practice of lobbying has been a long-standing part of the political landscape, with groups of individuals attempting to influence government decisions for centuries. In recent times, however, the sheer scale and scope of lobbying has given rise t
Date: April 10th, 2023 Kavach - 2023, a prestigious and newly launched national hackathon, focuses on solving cybersecurity-related problems. It is an honor for CEG to participate and coordinate the initial round of this groundbreaking initia
In recent times, a new term has surfaced in the world of advertising: woke-washing. This phenomenon occurs when ethically problematic companies use social justice movements to increase sales without addressing how their business is complicit in perpe
Doublespeak, put simply, is language designed to evade responsibility. It’s the strategic manipulation of language to influence the opinions of others by representing the truth in a false manner. According to American linguist William Lutz, doublespe
One of the more misleading narratives regarding economic mobility is the ‘Bootstrap Narrative’. It is essentially the belief that an individual who works hard, assumes personal responsibility, and maintains a strong moral center can climb the economi
In the age of social media, an important conversation to have is whether or not we should separate the art from the artist. When an artist is in the wrong, fans of the artist are faced with an ethical dilemma of whether or not to continue supporting
Doomscrolling is a term that has been doing the rounds for a large portion of this past year- so much so that the Oxford English Dictionary recently named it the 'word of the year’. It refers to our tendency to surf or scroll through an endless sea o
Capitalism as we know it, is a flawed economic system, the essential feature of which is the motive to make a profit. The capitalist system we have today is effective in creating large amounts of wealth but is structured in such a way that this wealt
What had begun as a medical concept in an attempt to encourage patients to exercise healthy habits, has been reintroduced by mainstream culture as a consumerized trend in the recent times. This explains how the self-care industry estimated at 10 bill
Though social media can be an extremely powerful and efficient tool for activism, the problem begins when the intention behind reposting hard-hitting images or catchy woke quotes is entirely self-serving. This undermines the urgency of the situation
An indie film is a feature or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies. When you watch an indie film, it doesn’t feel like you're watching a
According to philosopher Natalie Wynn, the trend we now know as "Cancel Culture" can be explained as the online shaming, vilifying, and ostracizing of prominent members of a community or industry by other members in the same circle. Unfortunately wha
The women's clothing industry is a hoax. Yes, you heard that right. The seven trillion-dollar industry is working against us, not for us. You are probably wondering how we made this industry a seven trillion-dollar one in the first place. I have two