by Culture Unraveled | Oct 7, 2024
The charkha, once an obsolete device, became a powerful symbol during India’s independence movement. Through the simple act of spinning, Mahatma Gandhi inspired a movement of self-reliance and aided India towards freedom Video Essay, Watch Cultural Highlights, Read...
by Culture Unraveled | Oct 6, 2024
1. Is life a game of poker? Maria Konnikova, the author of ‘The Biggest Bluff,’ is an international poker champion who made hundreds of thousands of dollars playing in the main event of the World Series of Poker. As a Harvard psychology graduate who was naturally...
by Culture Unraveled | Sep 13, 2024
In Devadoothan, the story of Nikhil Maheshwar, a blind musician whose fingers are severed, becomes a striking metaphor for silenced truth. His music, once a symbol of love and freedom, is destroyed by brute power, reflecting the theme of being buried alive—both...
by Culture Unraveled | Sep 10, 2024
NATURE SHAPES CULTURAL NARRATIVES A tiny bug in your living room, a swaying branch over your terrace, spritely weeds sprouting in your yard, a barking dog in your neighbourhood, the natural world inside of a city is often considered more of a nuisance than a benefit,...
by Culture Unraveled | Sep 6, 2024
It’s interesting that Nic Pizzalatto, the creator and writer of True Detective’s iconic first season, likens the show’s protagonist Rust Cohle, to the Biblical Figure, Job. Job & Rust can be seen as two sides of the same coin. Job is a righteous man who...