This commemorative volume is a timely and necessary reminder of the greatness of an extraordinary writer, film-maker and social commentator.

The humble egg comes in handy for Congress activists to protest against the Odisha government’s large-scale bungling in issuing ration cards for cheap

The death of three girl students in Tamil Nadu raises serious questions about the way self-financing professional colleges run without the necessary

The stand-off between the Delhi government and the Centre over the suspension of DANICS officers has led to an administrative gridlock.

V.P. Sharma (1938-2015) built a formidable research organisation from scratch and contributed greatly to the control of malaria at a time when it was

With the lifting of international sanctions Iran will have immediate access to its huge assets locked up in foreign banks and will look around for bus

Steel Authority of India Limited, which makes a wide range of products, has been synonymous with India’s development and is one of the country’s fast

Three years after it came to light, the solar scam has now gathered enough steam to threaten the State government itself.

The appointment of the new Vice Chancellor for Jawaharlal Nehru University is the latest in the BJP’s attempts to push its saffron agenda in academic

An initiative focussed on Kerala’s development experience exposes a worrying trend of rising inequality and proposes a strategy for sustainable and eq

In the wake of Rohith Vemula’s suicide, it is time to revisit the 2008 death of a scholar from Tamil Nadu at the University of Hyderabad, which is a t

The deadly terrorist attack on the Bacha Khan University campus in Pakistan’s Peshawar closely follows three others in the same fortnight, in Istanbul

Three development banks—the AIIB, launched on January 16, the EBRD and the NBD—point to the emergence of new centres of power and influence in the glo

The drafting of Nepal’s new Constitution was marred by flawed processes and neglect of the concerns of the Madhesis and other marginalised groups. Ind

“Black Lives Matter” is a cry from the heart of the frustrated black population. A white population in despair takes refuge in the toxic language of

The registration of cases against the accused under the old, unamended Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act may we

After defensive tactics and firefighting on the Rohith Vemula issue, the BJP may now raise a communal plank with an eye on Dalit votes.

Universities in Delhi are hegemonised by dominant-caste student groups and, unlike in Telangana or Andhra Pradesh, there is no campus group to effecti

Interview with Professor Sukhadeo Thorat, Chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science Research.

The ASI’s excavations at Keezhadi near Madurai, its largest in Tamil Nadu, have unearthed hard evidence of the city’s existence in the Sangam Age of t

It is high time that the rogue elephant that is the Research and Analysis Wing acquires a strong statutory mahout—a charter enacted by Parliament. Thi

Comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation bringing boycott, harassment and segregation within its ambit will provide a legal recourse for persons

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s attempts to ascertain his caste identity and influence his family are meant to serve a political objective as the names l

The MHRD has been blatant in its efforts to privatise and saffronise higher education and brooks no opposition from organisations such as the ASA that

Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918-2016) believed strongly in tradition but did not hesitate to face contemporary issues head on. She gave classical dance new

Rohith Vemula’s suicide in the University of Hyderabad brings into the open the deep-seated caste biases and discrimination against Dalit students, es

David Bowie (1947-2016) was the voice of the misfit and the misunderstood.

Despite reservations and various social justice programmes, the pursuit of education continues to be an arduous task for Dalits at the senior secondar