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Do Germans want change? Understanding election results and bidding Merkel auf wiedersehen

Who can do for Germany in the years to come what Angela did for 16 years?

13 min readOct 9, 2021

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Do Germans want change? Understanding election results and bidding Merkel auf wiedersehen

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Kshirin Rao Eshwara

Finding Agrabah: Disney’s interchangeable representation problem

In recent years, the sound and colour of Disney’s animated movies have undergone a dramatic metamorphosis.

7 min readJan 29, 2022

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Finding Agrabah: Disney’s interchangeable representation problem

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Kshirin Rao Eshwara

Imprisoned or empowered by geography? Understanding China as a land-sea power

As a textbook case of a “composite land-sea power”, China’s dual orientation could complicate its interests rather than serve them.

9 min readJan 9, 2022

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Imprisoned or empowered by geography? Understanding China as a land-sea power

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Kshirin Rao Eshwara

‘China in Ten Words’: Making sense of China through “ten pairs of eyes” in Yu Hua’s book

A postmodernist writer’s perspective of the Chinese experience during the Cultural Revolution.

7 min readSep 23, 2021

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‘China in Ten Words’: Making sense of China through “ten pairs of eyes” in Yu Hua’s book

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Kshirin Rao Eshwara

The Other Side: Comparing Biases in Journalism in India and Pakistan

In the early months of 2019, a district called Pulwama in South Kashmir had become a battleground fraught with unease and hostility for…

4 min readJul 31, 2021

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The Other Side: Comparing Biases in Journalism in India and Pakistan

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Kshirin Rao Eshwara

Culture, Religion and the Politics of Food

How food in India has frequently been embroiled in political and cultural conflict.

10 min readJul 16, 2021

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Culture, Religion and the Politics of Food

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Kshirin Rao Eshwara

The Futility of the Left-Right Binary in India

Why the left-right political binary doesn’t work in India.

11 min readFeb 6, 2021

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The Futility of the Left-Right Binary in India

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Kshirin Rao Eshwara

America’s Political Intellectuals: Jon Stewart and The Daily Show Alumni

An examination of the intellectual and cultural impact of Jon Stewart and The Daily Show.

6 min readJan 8, 2021

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America’s Political Intellectuals: Jon Stewart and The Daily Show Alumni

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Kshirin Rao Eshwara

Kshirin Rao Eshwara

A student pursuing Political Science and English at Ashoka University. Inspired by multicultural, politically-charged, and uniquely human stories.

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