Freedom of speech or freedom of expression is our birthright, especially since we are part of a supposedly democratic country. But where is democracy if we are controlled? There are all sorts of people on social media and there is no denying that some people can be “really stupid”. Especially considering our worldview is formed […]
What we talk about in Episode 7 of Truth Shots with Kapil: Disha Ravi Case. Social Media Toolkit. The Government’s Complaints. And much more… Let’s talk about ‘the toolkit’: You may have heard the word ‘toolkit’ on almost every news channel and across social media. What does toolkit exactly mean? Here’s a little secret: I […]
Recently, I was a panellist on the Arnab Goswami Show for a very interesting debate on the ‘Koo App’. (You can watch it here by the way: (link to the debate)) Taking that topic further, here’s what I think about this topic: A development by some entrepreneur or developer, everyone has been kooing about the […]
My take on the farmers protests and the tweet debacle! Let me take you through the three aspects of what this protest has become in the past month. First: The amazing resilience shown by the farmers & protesters, and for the most part remaining non-political in nature. (Not true anymore, by the way) Second: The […]
Topic for today: Relationships! In this episode, I share my learnings from the past 40 years of my life. And how I came up with the ‘Four People Theory’. But before that, let’s discuss another interesting thing- Marriage. Society was earlier built on the foundation that men would work and women would manage the house. […]
Today’s topic: LIBERALS We all want to be one. We all claim to be one. We are nothing, if not a liberal. Liberals are all about equality, feminism, women empowerment, LGBTQI, muslims, dalits, etc. Liberals stand for each other. They want to understand why a terrorist became a terrorist. They want to support everyone who […]
The theme of 2020: To wear or not to wear ‘masks’ I don’t wear masks. I don’t like to wear masks. Infact, research backs me up! Long term consequences of wearing masks can cause heavy headache, skin & acne problems, and other diseases. Those who wear it might know how it feels like “going to […]
When people ask me to support farmer’s protests, my answer is always… HELL NO! Because I don’t support civic protests of any kind… (smirk emoji) So who exactly should take the blame for farmers suicide? Climate change-induced risks or faulty market mechanisms or the government policies? Here’s my truth gyaan for you on the topic: […]
Let’s not tell our kids that what Sushant Singh Rajput did was right or that he was the victim of nepotism. Let’s teach our kids that all sorts of challenges (nepotism and much worse) may happen in every industry but they gotta fight it out. Suicide is quitting the game. HE WAS WRONG IN CHOOSING […]
Lets first look at some facts and prevalently accepted assumptions: People under the age of 50 have an extremely low mortality rate (0.2%) and that too predominantly for people with cardiovascular, diabetes, hypertension and other morbid diseases. You will at some point during the journey end up contracting CoronaVirus and if you are under 50 […]