Writer
Silpa Kovvali
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Gawking at the Ivory Tower
When we encourage people to keep possibly prejudiced views to themselves, they never have to confront or defend them.
Touring the Ivory Tower
When we are reminded of our world-class reputation, we very rarely consider it through the lens of an outsider.
No Need to Ask or Tell
Coming out has become a highly ritualized process, an often-traumatic coming-of-age requirement for all those who deviate from arbitrary societal norms for sexual behavior.
Let There Be Light
What a shame to be deemed “educated,” having acquired eight semesters’ worth of facts and figures but not challenged or changed the principles based upon them.
True Love Revision
I approached my interview with Rachel Wagley, co-president of True Love Revolution, as an opportunity to rethink my perspective on ...
Reevaluating Rape
The legal system alone cannot prevent rape. We must root out fundamental problems with a culture that explicitly and implicitly condones sexual assault.
Shirking Tradition
Upon entering the art gallery of the Government Museum in Chennai, visitors are greeted by enormous portraits of various officers,
Coggins' Critique Is Not Coherent
Although Jessica Coggins’ “Where Narcissism Rules” (Oct. 3, oped) paints her as a proponent of “reasoned debate,” the columnist failed