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Digital Drift: The Slow Loss of Culture
The definitions of culture and what it encompasses have changed over the years to be more precise and inclusive. All cultures have intangible elements of heritage, including a variety of oral tradition, folk songs, dances, and specific sacraments, and minority cultures are no exception. Due to their small size however, smaller cultural groups are at…
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Mr. Modi’s India
In 2014, Narendra Modi, leader of India’s right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), became Prime Minister of India by winning the largest democratic election in history. He handily defeated the Congress Party’s candidate, and assumed office with a powerful mandate to reform. Modi’s decisive electoral victory proved the health and dynamism of India’s democracy. His opponent,…
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Hind(Wu)?: A Forgotten Religion on Campus
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti – the time-honored invocation of peace that ends every Hindu Sanskrit prayer, a resounding message that rings clear through a cramped temple sanctuary as 300 individuals lift their voices in perfect unison. Upon entering college, I thought that I finally found peace with religion, that I had fought all my battles…
