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Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
Annotated BibliographySep 08, 2026

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

R. F. Kuang’s Yellowface made me think deeper about how easily narratives can become accepted as truth, particularly when the public has neither the time nor the means to verify ev...

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Can India’s youth turn protest into political power?
NationsSep 05, 2026

Can India’s youth turn protest into political power?

India’s youth didn’t storm the barricades to reject democracy. They marched with the Constitution to demand it actually work.

1984 by George Orwell
Annotated BibliographyAug 31, 2026

1984 by George Orwell

Published by Secker & Warberg in 1949.

Hello Kiaan Essays
Essays by KiaanAug 25, 2026

Hello Kiaan Essays

The Republic by Plato
Annotated BibliographyAug 15, 2026

The Republic by Plato

Translated by Benjamin Jowett, Oxford University Press, 1871.

When Fairness Depends on How We Judge Merit
Essays by KiaanAug 15, 2026

When Fairness Depends on How We Judge Merit

Written for Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition, 2025

What Is a Nation?
NationsMay 04, 2026

What Is a Nation?

In my daily life, I can tend to speak about nations as if they are naturally existing things; India, China, France, Nigeria, America – they all exist in my teenage head as though t...

IMF – Lender or Governor?
PowerMay 04, 2026

IMF – Lender or Governor?

The power that rescues and the power that rewrites are one If a government cuts subsidies, raises taxes, freezes public-sector wages, or sells state-owned companies solely because ...

Why Do Governments Control What People Read
NarrativesMay 04, 2026

Why Do Governments Control What People Read

Governments don’t control what people read just to censor dissent. Believing so would be reductionist because, at its core, control over reading is about something far more importa...