Media Study Notes

The evolution of Hindi films, from the first film Raja Harishchandra, to the golden age of Bollywood, and to the modern times. Cinema is an integral part of the lives of Indians, and a great source of joy and excitement. Even in the first few decades of its existence, Hindi films managed to capture the […]

Right from the beginning, the role of media has been to enable the communication of information, news, messages to reach a wide audience, and more importantly, over the geographical dispersed audience. Over the years, the media became a powerful tool to disseminate information. What is Media Media refers to the main means of mass communication […]

Women in Bollywood films have been subject to stereotypes and objectification, and appeared in supplementary rituals for a long period of time. Media also played a part in communicating messages to the masses and shaping their 1ideologies. “Men act, women appear. Men look at women; women watch themselves being looked at”. This quote suggests very […]

After watching a silent film, The Life of Christ, Phalke shut his printing business and decided to become a filmmaker. He made India’s first full length feature film, Raja Harishchandra. Here’s more about the Father of Indian cinema: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, popularly known as Dadasaheb Phalke, was born on April 30, 1870 in Nasik, Maharashtra. […]

Today, the Hindi film industry is commonly known as Bollywood, but who coined the term Bollywood, and was it always called so? India’s first motion picture film was released in the 1910s by Dadasaheb Phalke, but over the years, several great people contributed to the growth of the Indian film industry. The films in the […]

Movies are one of the most influential tools of communication and society does learn a few things or get influenced to some extent through films. Bollywood films have been doing the same over the years, but in most cases, these films have simply mirrored the culture and shown what is going on in the society. […]

Protests against #EndSARS is actually a wider call for social justice from the Nigerian youth While the world was busy fighting the Covid-19 virus, thousands of young Nigerians were protesting on the streets across Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation (Statista). The protests were against police brutality and their call for banning SARS. Special Anti-Robbery Squad […]

Essays and Research Topics on big Social Movements & Protests. Well-researched research work on big social movements around the world: Social movements are groupings of individuals or organizations to protest certain political or social issues. Women’s Right to Vote Civil Rights Movement LGBT Rights Movement Internal Resistance Against Apartheid The Environmental Movement 21st-century social movements […]

#Stop Funding Hate is a movement to encourage Ethical Advertising and aims to make hate unprofitable. #Stop Funding Hate is a social media campaign to influence big business to consider the views of the newspapers they use for their advertising. The aim is to stop companies from advertising in certain newspapers that they feel use […]

Pablo Picasso was one artist who was famous for his eagerness to evolve. He was the one to invent Analytic Cubism in 1907 and could have continued to paint in that style for decades, but instead he kept experimenting. In 1911, Picasso came up with a unique style called Synthetic Cubism which involved adding new […]

Indian Startups catering to the artisan market (Handlooms and Handicraft): Case Studies of successful startups. Why Target This Segment Founders of these startups realised the need to make the crafts commercially viable to really help the artisans. These startups launched their companies to empower the artisans and revive their dying art. These startups sell products […]

Transmission and Ritual Communication: How they differ from one another. Communication involves transferring messages or information among people, and human beings spend a good portion of their time communicating their knowledge, information, and ideas with others. When it comes to communication, two alternative concepts are quite well-known and discussed – the transmission view and the […]

Need for an alternative model of media power, and why Media should focus on the public sphere and not chase profits. For a long time, Media’s primary role was to help the creation of a democratic public sphere. Over the years, with the consolidation of smaller media companies, access to technology, globalization, media companies focus […]

Traditionally, mass communication has enabled the communication of information, news, messages to reach a wide audience, and more importantly, over geographical dispersed audience. Over the years, it became a powerful tool to disseminate information. While many believed in its power, there are some who believed that mass communication is an oxymoron, because communication on a […]

Academic Questions on Middle East Q) How do Middle East ethno- religious movements, sectarian and Interfaith conflicts constitute dire ramifications for states erosion of sovereignty, creation or instability, rise of terrorism, and hinder sustainable development affecting Middle East politics and potential stagnation of world economy? (Key topic issues: Traditional concept of state sovereignty, the social […]

Q1) What is Grand Strategy, National Security Strategy and Military Strategy? Relate your answer to the Indian context. Answer: Grand Strategy Grand strategy involves thinking about the future goals and create plans on how it can be fulfilled. For a country, it means identifying and assessing national objectives, and then determining which instruments of national […]

Critically evaluate the question: Should there be one universal language? The thought of having a universal language is very enticing, as it should ideally make communication easier. In the past, some languages gained more popularity than others, mainly due to colonialism; efforts were also made to create new languages to make it easier for countries […]

Pottery is an age-old handicraft in India, and its roots can be traced back to the earliest times of civilization. For decades, it has been providing livelihoods to people in both rural and urban areas. Even in the present day, the pottery industry in India provides mass employment. However, while India has witnessed impressive growth […]