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The intent and effect of such abuse is that it renders those guaranteed freedoms meaningless. If a population becomes bullied or intimidated out of exercising rights offered on paper, those rights effectively cease to exist.

Artist Ashok Kumar Varma lends an all new vocabulary to art of collages. Check it out and give us your feedback...

Rather than just use computer-generated animations, Lucion Media's two-part show - Shadow Play - employs light, shadow theatre, paper art, micro-mapping, scenography and immersive sound to create an enchanting new world. Read here to know more…

When I started writing this essay I thought to summarize my views of hyperconnectivity as they coalesced in the past year, in relation to the emergence of the polytopia project, however as my writing progressed, it appeared that the area that I wished to cover was getting wider and broader, deeper and larger than I had anticipated. I therefore decided to divide the paper into a number (unknown at present) of consecutive essays under the collective title of: the rise of the Cyber Unified Civilization. (please bear with me as I try to disentangle and re-entangle my thoughts on this fascinating topic.)

Assuming philosophy should be relevant to the way we choose to live our lives, three questions guide this paper. What are some moral foundations for revolution? Do you realize what is happening? Are you willing to do anything about it?

Organized religion will all but vanish eventually from nine Western-style democracies, a team of mathematicians predict in a new paper based on census data stretching back 100 years.

It's hard to think of another time when there has been such a gulf between intellectuals and activists; between theorists of revolution and its practitioners. Writers who for years have been publishing essays that sound like position papers for vast social movements that do not in fact exist seem seized with confusion or worse, dismissive contempt, now that real ones are everywhere emerging. It's particularly scandalous in the case of what's still, for no particularly good reason, referred to as the 'anti-globalization' movement, one that has in a mere two or three years managed to transform completely the sense of historical possibilities for millions across the planet. This may be the result of sheer ignorance, or of relying on what might be gleaned from such overtly hostile sources as the New York Times; then again, most of what's written even in progressive outlets seems largely to miss the point-or at least, rarely focuses on what participants in the movement really think is most important about it. As an anthropologist and active participant-particularly in the more radical, direct-action end of the movement-I may be able to clear up some common points of misunderstanding; but the news may not be gratefully received. Much of the hesitation, I suspect, lies in the reluctance of those who have long fancied themselves radicals of some sort to come to terms with the fact that they are really liberals: interested in expanding individual freedoms and pursuing social justice, but not in ways that would seriously challenge the existence of reigning institutions like capital or state. And even many of those who would like to see revolutionary change might not feel entirely happy about having to accept that most of the creative energy for radical politics is now coming from anarchism-a tradition that they have hitherto mostly dismissed-and that taking this movement seriously will necessarily also mean a respectful engagement with it. I am writing

A lot goes into the makeup of a seemingly simple process or product. Ankon Mitra enlightens us about material behaviour and translation with his latest origami workshop with NIFT. Check it out...

Emmanuelle Moureaux's 'Forest of Numbers' was installed with the help of 300 volunteers to celebrate the recently concluded 10th anniversary of the National Art Centre in Tokyo. Whilst the numbers grounded the experience, the colours made it emotive! Check it out here and leave us your comments.

Ar. Shigeru Ban designs instant relief from disasters, inspired from Nepalese architecture. Check out the veteran's work for the recent Nepal earthquake victims and leave us your feedback…

Noted by Post-it® - the design-forward collection of stationery and desktop accessories from 3M is the winner of the #ProductoftheYear2021 at India Art n Design. Check it out here…

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