The Rise and Rhetoric of Wokeism -Understanding the Phenomenon

Few words in contemporary discourse provoke as much heat and as little clarity as “woke.” Once a term associated with social awareness, it has rapidly evolved into a charged symbol in cultural and political debates across the world. Supporters see it as a necessary awakening to injustice, while critics view it as ideological overreach reshaping institutions and public discourse. This essay examines the rise of wokeism, the rhetoric surrounding it, and the deeper social tensions that have allowed the phenomenon to spread across media, academia, and public life.

Misinformed India – How We All Became Addicts of Noise, Not News

India has never had more information—and rarely has it been more misinformed. News travels faster than ever, but understanding seems to arrive later, if at all. Television debates resemble gladiatorial contests, social media amplifies outrage faster than facts, and opinion increasingly masquerades as knowledge. In this environment, the public conversation drifts from inquiry to spectacle. This essay examines how a culture of noise has gradually displaced news, and what that shift means for public reasoning, democratic discourse, and the way a society understands itself.