The culture
industry perpetually cheats its customers of what it perpetually promises.
—Horkheime and Adorno, Dialectic
of EnlightenmentIf only she was from a
metro. She can see it in her head. Wearing a short skirt, dating. Going out
dancing.Rubi Alley has never
been to a disco nor has she set foot in a bar. There are no bars in Salua. It’s
just a small town near Kharagpur in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district.If she were in a
metro, there’s one more thing Rubi would do: audit
is a staff reporter at Fountain Ink. The Middle East, foreign policy, crime, fashion, and social media are her areas of interest.
