Why Liverpool should win the league: a really opaque but obvious social allegory
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As a lifelong Manchester United fan, this doesn't pain me one bit to say. Liverpool are an amazing team and they deserve all the plaudits.
Soham Mukherjee
Feb 13, 20229 min read
The Question of Marital Rape
So, the hot keywords have got you in. Good. Let’s see if we can discuss this serious issue and try to stay sane at the same time. I do...
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Soham Mukherjee
Jan 23, 20226 min read
Dealing with loss as an atheist/agnostic
Despite the feeling of stagnation, a lot has changed in these periods of what I would like to refer to as high-functioning limbo. Global soc
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Soham Mukherjee
Nov 28, 20217 min read
Should we trust tech billionaires with our future?
Facebook Inc. has become Meta. A name change, the company says, is a step towards its ultimate goal of creating a ‘metaverse’ of virtual...
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Soham Mukherjee
Nov 7, 20214 min read
Day-to-day inequality
I had some renovation done in my room. I’m not boasting; it’s relevant. I start with this because of an awkward moment I had with one of...
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Souvik Biswas
Oct 17, 20214 min read
On casting off casteism
Souptik and Shyamal are two close friends. They studied together from the nursery. They are almost identical in terms of their merits....
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Soham Mukherjee
Oct 10, 20217 min read
Merit and the Ticking of Boxes
Astonishingly, the match going ahead despite a fireball in the stadium was not the most remarkable thing about last night. It was that the r
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Soham Mukherjee
Sep 19, 20217 min read
The Biggest Lie You Have Been Ever Told
A recent study conducted by The Happiness Project of University College, London, under the leadership of Honorary Associate Professor Rob...
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Soham Mukherjee
Sep 5, 20214 min read
A Few Thoughts on Teaching
So, wish your teachers this Teacher’s Day. But do not celebrate their abusive methods. Celebrate those who inspired you.
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Soham Mukherjee
Aug 29, 20216 min read
Parental aspirations and the concept of the ‘system’
Parental pressure and aspirations are causing children to develop mental health issues all in a vain attempt to conform to the system.
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Soham Mukherjee
Jul 18, 20216 min read
Patriarchy: an explainer
All social structures exist to control. Make no mistake about it.
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Soham Mukherjee
Jun 13, 20217 min read
Pastimes: a thing of past times?
I’ve never been very good at painting or colouring in. I could never stay inside the lines – a trait that has leaked into everything else...
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Soham Mukherjee
May 23, 20215 min read
The Ritual Act of Studying: a result of complacent parenting
I have been a freelance tutor for nearly a decade now. I have taught English to a number of different kids who have responded in...
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Soham Mukherjee
May 14, 20214 min read
Getting Through a Pandemic with OCD
I have never been clinically diagnosed so I will not claim solidarity. This is just to say to people who suffer like me that they are not...
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Souvik Biswas
Apr 27, 20213 min read
Are our emotions becoming less concentrated?
Shyam and Riya have been bosom friends since childhood. They regularly message each other. To be more precise, I should say they now...
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Soham Mukherjee
Apr 21, 20213 min read
The Crumbling of the ESL is an Inspiration for Greater Mass Movement
As I went to bed last night, I celebrated the end of Ed Woodward’s Manchester United career. You might be wondering, “Woodward? Which...
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Soham Mukherjee
Apr 20, 20214 min read
The European Super League: Capitalist, Sexist, Evil
The European Super League is exactly what white masculine capitalist greed looks like. The rich owners of the 12 clubs, especially the 6...
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Soham Mukherjee
Mar 26, 20213 min read
Female Role Models - #5 Marie Curie
Marie Curie not only made the concept of a female scientist cool but also mainstream.
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Soham Mukherjee
Mar 20, 20213 min read
Female Role Models - #4 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sirimavo Bandaranaike’s husband was assassinated in 1959. He was at the time the Prime Minister of what was then known as Ceylon.
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Soham Mukherjee
Mar 13, 20213 min read
Female Role Models - #3 Dr. Asima Chatterjee
This is the third in a series of articles about female role models we can all look up to. As the first woman to get a Doctor of Science...
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