Mental Maidan

Anatomy of the zeitgeist: examining the forces that move the modern world

  • Pied Piper and the rise of a misGen Z

    Pied Piper and the rise of a misGen Z

    In the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, an enraged musician resorts to luring away the town’s children to the tunes of his pipe. The sight of children dancing away in an enchanted daze seems entirely mythical. It would be absurd to think of something like this happening today, wouldn’t it? However, the pied…


  • The Shakti Multiplier: Budget 2026 as a blueprint for a women led and inclusive Viksit Bharat 

    The Shakti Multiplier: Budget 2026 as a blueprint for a women led and inclusive Viksit Bharat 

    As India surges forth with the goal of Viksit Bharat@2047 in sight the national discourse has undergone a tectonic shift from the passivity of ‘Development for Women’ to a pioneering ‘Women led development’. The record breaking allocation of ₹5.01 lakh crore for the gender budget is a testimony to this priority shift as it affirms…


  • Learning across Cultures – an online learning initiative by Karolinska Institutet

    Learning across Cultures – an online learning initiative by Karolinska Institutet

    As the pandemic raged on and unprecedented circumstances forced all learning to shift online we students were met with yet another roadblock. The extremely anticipated exchange program that our college offered to students every year to broaden our horizons and understand the medical education and healthcare systems in place in different countries was also brought…