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General Politics…

When Journalism is Sold: Lessons from India

5 Dec 20225 Dec 2022

In today's India, there are only two positions you can take. You are either a "nationalist" who limits their criticisms and stays with the majoritarian sentiment or an "anti-national" subject…

Education & Learning…

How Education is One of Society’s Greatest Scams

11 Jun 202211 Jun 2022

Leave your job, stop studying, and hear me for just one minute. Have you heard of rising blockchain technologies and their affiliated currencies and commodities such as BTC, ETH, and…

All About You…

On False Responsibility: What Are You Really Responsible For?

4 Mar 20225 Dec 2022

There would have been days where you had many things to get done. But some issues could have lowered your mood and productivity for the day. Perhaps it may be…

Indian Politics…

Rebuilding Indian Democracy

“However good a Constitution may be, if those who are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be bad. However, bad a Constitution may be, if those implementing…

Indian Politics…

The Need to Abolish or Amend Sedition and UAPA Laws

Imagine yourself as an activist or journalist from a minority community in India or a Hindu who happens to not be from the so-called “upper-caste.” Then, as a concerned citizen…

Indian Politics…

Duties Before Rights or Rights Before Duties?

21 Jan 202226 Jan 2022

As India’s 73rd Republic Day approaches, I want to commemorate this event with thoughts and callings that address important issues do due justice to the theme of the Republic Day—celebrating…

Education & Learning…

5 Helpful Steps to Prepare for A New Academic Year or Semester

I have taken a gap longer than usual in putting out a new post for The Vigilant Mind. With the winter break, a busy semester closing, and tons of replanning…

General Politics…

Are Performative Activists and Slacktivists Benefitting Society?

19 Nov 202119 Nov 2021

You are scrolling through social media. Appearing between memes and interests every now and then are a few political posts. Some of these are memes, some comprehensive posts, and some…

The author, Mohammad Amaan Siddiqui, has been interested in advocating for social causes since 2014. The alarming news during the Islamic month of Ramadan in 2014 where bombs were dropped on Gaza was a wake up call that reaffirmed that there was a world beyond gaming. This incident moved Amaan redirecting him towards youth activism and social sciences.

Since then, he has written many pieces targeting primarily young readers on matters of self-awareness, self-improvement, and other individual and personal affairs, social causes, various aspects of society, religion, politics and global affairs and even poetry.

Amaan is a strong advocate of peace, global unity, globally minded citizenship, feminism, philanthropy, social service etc. This blog is his primary platform to advocate for all that he wishes to stand for.

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