Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA)

 Haircuts: The Most Unkindest Cut of All! (A Satirical Skit ) Posted on 13th January, 2025 (GMT 18:53 hrs) ABSTRACT The skit (an agitprop) satirically explores the absurdity of two different “haircuts”—a financial disaster and a physical one. Y’s father loses his savings due to a bad investment as he narrates the episode to X, while Y follows his guru’s advice to donate all his hair to Lord Venkateswara at Tirupati. The skit critiques crony capitalism, government corruption, and the societal fixation on rituals, blending satire with social commentary as observed through X’s statements. It ends with Y realizing the futility of both haircuts and the systemic failures of the Indian state. “ Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb’d… This was the most unkindest cut of all. ” ( Julius Caesar, Act 3, Scene 2 ) (A dimly lit stage. Two characters, X and Y, are seated on a park bench under a flickering streetlamp. Y looks visibly uncomfortable, rubbing his bald head nervously. X, with an...

  Calling the NHRC to Break the Silence on DHFL Victims: An Open Letter to Justice Ramasubramanian Calling the NHRC to Break the Silence on DHFL Victims: An Open Letter to Justice Ramasubramanian  VIEW HERE ⤡ Posted on 11th January, 2025 (GMT 17:22 hrs) ABSTRACT An open letter dated January 11, 2025, addresses Justice V. Ramasubramanian, the newly appointed Chairperson of India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), urging immediate action on behalf of victims of the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) scam. The letter criticizes the NHRC’s previous dismissal of complaints from DHFL’s fixed deposit and non-convertible debenture holders, who suffered significant financial losses due to the company’s collapse. It argues that these grievances fall under human rights violations as per the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, specifically concerning the right to an effective remedy. The letter also highlights India’s declining human...