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NL Recommends: Why did Socrates hate democracy?
Why Socrates Hated Democracy YouTube
We’re used to thinking well of democracy. But one of the wisest people who ever lived, Socrates, was deeply suspicious of it. Why?
– Pramey Nigdikar
The Castle Franz Kafka
This masterpiece is about being stranded in a cold land where the authorities continually try to invisibilise your existence. Deeply rooted in Kafka’s existential angst, the book asks some profound questions about politics, fascism, life, love and the microcosmic existence of an individual in the cold land of the seemingly infinite universe. A perfect read for these, metaphorically and literally, chilly winters.
– Chahak Gupta
The Witcher Netflix
As someone who has played the Witcher games many times over and spent countless hours playing Gwent, I was a bit apprehensive about how Netflix will treat this series. Having finished watching half a season, I can say my fears have been allayed and I’m all on board the Witcher hype train. The series is true to the game and novelisation – except a bit in casting – and has rekindled the love for the franchise in me. After I finish the series, I shall be spending my time replaying all the Witcher games again. GGWP!
– Anish Daolagupu
Permanent Record Edward Snowden
The autobiography of the American whistleblower who blew the lid off the National Security Agency’s vast surveillance architecture. Threatened with a life in prison for exposing his country’s abuses, he chose to live a life of exile in Russia.
– Meghnad S
Night of terror Newslaundry
Chahak Gupta reconstructs the events leading up to last week’s violent police crackdown against students protesting the Citizenship Amendment Act in Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University, and debunks a few false claims in the process.
– Raman Kirpal
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