Shuddhshar always strives to find new ways to satiate the intellectual appetite of its readers. In our Essay section, we aim to build a constellation of columnists from diverse backgrounds who would, from their unique perspectives, produce commentaries on contemporary sociopolitical issues and events that demand rigorous scrutiny, constructive criticism, and sober reflections. We also encourage our readers, especially those who live under the yoke of a repressive state apparatus, to use this platform to speak truth to power by penning columns and engaging in lively discussions in the comments section.
Europe’s migration debates reveal fissures in Jewish intellectual discourse, forcing Europe to confront its layered history, identity, and sovereignty.
Narratives Wars: How Jewish Scholars in Berlin Interpret Europe’s Migration Debates Read More »
Educational institutions in America, under the current conservative regime, are actively suppressing discussion and knowledge of gender diversity, but the facts of sex/gender around the world indicate that sex/gender is diverse and not completely determined by physical traits (or even necessarily permanent), allowing for more sex/gender categories and a more accepting attitude toward such diversity.
Ex Multis Generibus Una Gens Read More »
Bangladesh must introduce a decolonial turn in public universities by recognizing that knowledge is never neutral and by incorporating the importance of local histories, languages, and social realities into curricula.
Bangladesh has always been a laboratory of paradox. It must, however, turn away from the retributive politics of the past and build a future in which its industrious, talented, and skilled people receive the governance they deserve.
Bangladesh: A Laboratory of Paradox Read More »
Trump’s support for Iranian protesters reveals a tragedy where desperation leads the powerless to believe they must comply when powerful men expect their backs scratched.
Capitalist realism has created a pervasive atmosphere in which it is easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism, and making art has become a matter of imitation and recycling old styles.
80s nostalgia, Stranger Things, and the Slow Cancellation of the Future Read More »
Bangladesh now faces a high‑stakes geopolitical squeeze as India and the United States draw closer to counter China, forcing the next government to balance great‑power pressures while managing deep domestic political and economic vulnerabilities.
America’s pristine natural resources are threatened in the wake of Donald Trump’s second coming to political office.
The Second Coming: Vermont, Trump and the environment Read More »
The recent executions of American citizens in Minneapolis test Trump’s 2016 claim that he could shoot someone on the street and not lose any voters. This dark image—a threat and a prophecy—has become too real, without any clear sense of where it ends.
On Shooting People on Fifth Avenue Read More »
Tone Bleie offers a thoughtful engagement with Debabrata Rej’s Roots and Ruts (Shuddhashar FreeVoice), exploring its wide-ranging themes, compelling arguments, narrative strategy, and Rej’s extraordinary life as a “free-thinking social philosopher.”
Reflections on an extraordinary life: Debabrata Rej (1917-1986) Read More »
I first heard the words engraved at the feet of your Statue of Liberty in a classroom far away from you.
From the Girl Who Once Dreamed of Your Statue Read More »
