Cognitto

11/08/2017

Via Aadarsh Baalak

it's funny because it's true

18/07/2017

To skirt workers’ protection laws, the Indian to***co industry has forced its workers to become freelancers, rolling beedi ci******es in their own homes

21/05/2017

Brahmin savarnas and upper caste non hindus form about 22% of the population and make up the GEN category. How come they occupy nearly 70% of teaching posts in colleges and universities?

Source : All India Survey on Higher Education 2012-2013, MHRD

14/05/2017

Almost all of the 50 percent GEN seats are taken by privileged and rich brahmin savarnas. Why not mark a portion of that 50 as Non Creamy Layer?
Why do brahmin savarnas cry about the poor when they can actually do something about it?

PS : Reservations are for representation, not to compensate for poverty. Educate yourselves.

09/05/2017

is a sham to boost men's egos. All men benefit from the patriarchy, and enough men do not understand consent/autonomy for the world to be threatening to women.

06/05/2017

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Related reading - https://goo.gl/nfeAHe

22/04/2017

Attention, first-years! The deadline to register for What's New, our debate competition has been extended to 2:00pm tomorrow!
Register your team here: goo.gl/forms/ibEWtpA8lutP7AiC2

22/04/2017

[via The Atheist Club]

20/04/2017

Do you have the gift of the gab? Do you have opinions about the pressing issues of the world, and want a forum where you can express these opinions?

Then look no further, Cognitto presents What's New, a debate competition that's exclusively for first-year students. Exciting prizes on offer for all prize winners!

So what are you waiting for? Form teams of two and register at goo.gl/forms/ibEWtpA8lutP7AiC2, before 11:59 PM on 21st April.

For queries, you can call Sujitha at +919940429446 or WhatsApp Karthik at +918870398282

17/04/2017

We are told frequently that women are more intuitive, more empathetic, more innately willing and able to offer succor and advice. How convenient that this cultural construct gives men an excuse to be emotionally lazy. How convenient that it casts feelings-based work as “an internal need, an aspiration, supposedly coming from the depths of our female character.”

about practical things men can do to support feminism. Almost every item on the list really resonated with my experience, and this was one of the most resonant:

16/04/2017

07/04/2017

Have you ever wondered, how the Nithyanandas of the world manage to scam? How the babas cough up gold chains and read blindfolded on their journeys to accrue crores of property?
Have you ever wanted to learn how to debunk these miracles and superstitions? To learn how to use science to critically examine claims to tell what's a scam from what's real? Well, Professor Narendra Nayak, the president of the federation of Indian Rationalists is here in campus - he works to expose and debunk the shady shamans in India. Do join us for a discussion session and debunking workshop
in LH12 on 8th April, Saturday
The session is in two parts :
10 AM to 12 Noon
1:30 PM to 5 PM